Given the function y = ax 2 + bx +c has x-intercepts at 6 and 2, a vertex at (4, -2). Find the value of a, b, and c.

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Section8.3: Using Intercepts
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Given the function y = ax? + bx +c has x-intercepts at 6 and 2, a vertex at (4, -2). Find
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