Coordinate geometry parabola

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Coordinate geometry parabola

by vipulgoyal » Fri Jul 03, 2015 1:28 am
IF THE PARABOLA REPRESENTED BY F(X) = Px^2 +Qx+ R
PASSES THRU (-5,0), (3,0) AND (0, -2). THEN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MUST BE TRUE.
A) F (4) < F (3)
B) F (0) = F (-2)
C) F (3) >F (-1)

options are not give, but right ans, which i guess sufficient enough to understand the concept

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Thu Jul 09, 2015 5:16 am
Honestly, don't worry about this. It is not something covered on the GMAT. You will never have to calculate the formula of a parabola from points.
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by nikhilgmat31 » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:20 pm
But coordinate geometry & functions are in scope of GMAT. so why not parabolas ?