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Algebra 2SuperchallengeFunctions, Relations & Transformations

Functions, Relations & Transformations · Superchallenge problem

A dilation with centre (p,q)(p, q) and ratio r>0r > 0 moves each point PP to the point P′P' on ray CPCP (where C=(p,q)C = (p, q)) with CP′=r⋅CPCP' = r\cdot CP. Exactly one such dilation maps the parabola y=x2y = x^2 onto the parabola y=3x2−12x+5y = 3x^2 - 12x + 5. Find p+qp + q.