prestonlong53
prestonlong53 prestonlong53
  • 03-08-2019
  • Mathematics
contestada

The line of symmetry of the parabola whose equation is y = ax2 - 4x + 3 is x = -2. What is the value of "a"? -2 -1 -1/2

Respuesta :

Аноним Аноним
  • 03-08-2019

Answer:

a = -1.

Step-by-step explanation:

y = ax^2 - 4x + 3

Convert to vertex form:-

= a(x^2 - 4/a) + 3

= a [ (x - 2/a)^2 - 4/a^2 ] + 3

From this we see that the line of symmetry is y = 2/a so

2/a = -2

-2a = 2

a = -1.

Answer Link
eric05henn
eric05henn eric05henn
  • 07-04-2021

Answer: a=-1

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Write 8/10 as a percentage
what is the sun harmful raya effect​
A) Sketch a polynomial function that has the following properties: • x-intercepts at (3, 0), (- 2, 0), (1/3, 0) • A degree of 4 • As x →-∞, y →-∞ and as x → ∞,
Mr. and Mrs. Doran have a genetic history such that the probability that a child being born to them with a certain trait is 0.83. If they have four children, wh
When the spine curves inward at the low back, What postural deviation is it? 1) Lordosis 2) Kyphosis 3) Scoliosis 4) Flatback
There are no tickets available on this day. I wish I ___ them in advance
i need help badly emergency!!
write the equation of the line with slope 4 that passes through the point (3.5,5) in slope- intercept.​
The destruction of which structure signaled the end of the Cold War? 1) Berlin Wall 2) The Statue of Stalin 3) Military bases in Germany 4) None of the above
What is 3.666 rounded?