Provide an Appropriate Response $y = a x ^ { 2 } + b$

question 99

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-The curves $y = a x ^ { 2 } + b$ and $y = 2 x ^ { 2 } + c x$ have $a$ common tangent line at the point $( - 1,0 )$ . Find $a , b$ , and $c$ .

• A) \(\mathrm { a } = - 1 , \mathrm {~b} = 1 , \mathrm { c } = - 2\)
• B) \(a = 1 , b = - 1 , c = 2\)
• C) \(\mathrm { a } - 2 , \mathrm {~b} = 1 , \mathrm { c } = - 1\)
• D) \(a = 1 , b = 0 , c = 2\)

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