Find the coefficient of
Hint
There are two roots. One of them is
Then the equation of the parabola must be of the form
for some
Hint
Focus on this triangle first. Get
Hint
Now use this triangle to get a second equation in
Solution
There are two roots. One of them is
Then the equation of the parabola must be of the form
for some
Let's focus on this triangle first:
The height
Then, by Pythagoras,
Next, let's look at this triangle
Again by Pythagoras, we have
We can equate these two expressions for
However,
Going back now to the equation of the parabola, we have
So the coefficient of