Precalculus Examples

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Step 1
Use the standard form of a quadratic equation as the starting point for finding the equation through the three points.
Step 2
Create a system of equations by substituting the and values of each point into the standard formula of a quadratic equation to create the three equation system.
Step 3
Solve the system of equations to find the values of , , and .
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Step 3.1
Solve for in .
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Step 3.1.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.1.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.1.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.1.2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 3.2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.2.1.2
Simplify by adding terms.
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Step 3.2.2.1.2.1
Add and .
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Add and .
Step 3.2.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.2.4
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.4.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.4.1.2
Simplify by adding terms.
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Step 3.2.4.1.2.1
Add and .
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Add and .
Step 3.3
Solve for in .
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Step 3.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.3.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.3.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.3.3.3.1.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 3.3.3.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.3.3.3.1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3.3.1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.3.3.1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 3.4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.4.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.4.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.4.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.4.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.4.2.1.1.4.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.4.4
Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.4.4
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.4.4.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.4.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply .
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Step 3.4.4.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.4.4.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.4.4.1.3
Simplify terms.
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Step 3.4.4.1.3.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.4.4.1.4
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.4.4.1.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.5
Solve for in .
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Step 3.5.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.5.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.5.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.5.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.6
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 3.6.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.6.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.6.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.6.2.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.6.2.1.2
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 3.6.2.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.6.2.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.6.2.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.6.2.1.4.1
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 3.6.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.6.4
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.6.4.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.6.4.1.1
Multiply by .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.6.4.1.3
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 3.6.4.1.3.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.6.4.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.6.4.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.6.4.1.5.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 3.6.4.1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.7
List all of the solutions.
Step 4
Substitute the actual values of ,, and into the formula for a quadratic equation to find the resulting equation.
Step 5
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