E. Create a system of equations and use algebra to write a quadratic equation for each set of three points that lie on a parabola.
1. (-3, 12), (0, 9), (3, 24)

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.