Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement $a , b$

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Short Answer

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-Find real numbers $a , b$ , and c such that the graph of the function $y = a x ^ { 2 } + b x + c$ contains the points $( - 2 , - 4 )$ , $( 1$ , $- 1 )$ , and $( 3 , - 19 )$ .

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Definitions:

Quarterly Dividends

Dividends paid by a corporation to its shareholders every quarter of the fiscal year.

Shares

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset, providing a share in the company's profits and losses.

Geometric Average Returns

A method of calculating the average rate of return of a set of values that accounts for the effects of compounding, useful for assessing the performance of investments over time.

Returns

The profits or losses generated by an investment over a specific period, often expressed as a percentage of the initial investment cost.