Question: Find a parabola y = ax2 + bx + c that passes through the point (1, 4) and whose tangent lines at x = -1

Find a parabola y = ax2 + bx + c that passes through the point (1, 4) and whose tangent lines at x = -1 and x = 5 have slopes 6 and - 2, respectively.

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