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Posted by J191128 at Apr 27, 2008 8:37:00 PM
creating the quadratic equation for 4 (x,y) pairs that plot as a parabola
the 4 (x,y) pairs are:

(2,2),(3,4),(4,8),(5,14)

which plot as the right side of an upward opening parabola.

per the text book the equation that fits all four pairs is

y=x^2-3x+4

How do they do that??