2006 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 12
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Problem
The parabola has vertex
and
-intercept
, where
. What is
?
Solution 1
Substituting , we find that
, so our parabola is
.
The x-coordinate of the vertex of a parabola is given by . Additionally, substituting
, we find that
. Since it is given that
, then
.
Solution 2
A parabola with the given equation and with vertex must have equation
. Because the
-intercept is
and
, it follows that
. Thus \[
y=-\frac{2}{p}(x^2-2px+p^2)+p=-\frac{2}{p}x^2+4x-p,
\] so
.
See also
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