Parabola from Vertex and Two Points on the Arc

It it easy to show that, given the vertex and axis of a parabola, the curve is uniquely determined by a single point on the arc. What additional constraints allow us to trade the axis for a second free point on the arc?

 

Ryan Hirst

 
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