Re: Which of the following could be the equation of the parabola
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21 Oct 2019, 00:31
(D). The standard equation of a parabola in vertex form is y = a(x - h) 2 + k, where the vertex is (h, k). Eliminate choice (A), as it is not the equation of a parabola. Here is the vertex of the parabola described by each remaining answer choice:
(B) (0, 1) Correct
(C) (0, -1) Incorrect
(D) (0, 1) Correct
(E) (1, 0) Incorrect
Both (B) and (D) have the correct vertex. However, choice (B) describes a parabola pointing upward from that vertex, because the x 2 term is positive. The negative in front of choice (D) indicates a parabola pointing downward from that vertex.