Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 10 - Section 10.4 - The Parabola; Identifying Conic Sections - Exercise Set - Page 799: 43

Answer

See below.

Work Step by Step

a) $y$ is squared, thus the parabola is horizontal b) the coefficient of $y^2$ is positive, thus the parabola opens to the right c) the vertex is at $(2,1)$.
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