How can I find a quadratic equation, that's in standard form, with a, b, and c all in terms of a? And I only have two points, (1,1) and (3,7). According to my teacher, my equation should still have the parabola pass through those two points no matter what value a is.

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How can I find a quadratic equation, that's in standard form, with a, b, and c all in terms of a? And I only have two points, (1,1) and (3,7). According to my teacher, my equation should still have the parabola pass through those two points no matter what value a is.

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