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In conclusion, if we plug in a certain number for h and k, we can directly influence the x and y
coordinates of the vertex. By changing a to be a large number, a fraction, or a negative number,
we can change the spread and the direction of the entire parabola. This gives us the power to
create any parabola humanly imaginable by only changing three variables.