Algebra 2 help!!!!!!!!
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Vertex (- 2, 3):
h = - 2
k = 3
Point (- 3, 4):
x = - 3
y = 4
Since the parabola is horizontally oriented,
x = a(y - k)² + h
- 3 = a(4 - 3)² + (- 2)
- 3 = a(1)² - 2
- 3 = a(1) - 2
- 3 = a - 2
a = - 3 + 2
a = - 1
Equation:
x = - (y - 3)² - 2
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h = - 2
k = 3
Point (- 3, 4):
x = - 3
y = 4
Since the parabola is horizontally oriented,
x = a(y - k)² + h
- 3 = a(4 - 3)² + (- 2)
- 3 = a(1)² - 2
- 3 = a(1) - 2
- 3 = a - 2
a = - 3 + 2
a = - 1
Equation:
x = - (y - 3)² - 2
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯