The vertex would be the point where both sides of the parabola meet.
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To find the value of a in a parabola opening up or down subtract the y-value of the parabola at the vertex from the y-value of the point on the parabola that is one unit to the right of the vertex.
the vertex of a parabola is the 2 x-intercepts times-ed and then divided by two (if there is only 1 x-intercept then that is the vertex)
A parabola is NOT a point, it is the whole curve.
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It is the vertex of the parabola.