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Manipulating parabolas

The most famous parabola

In any parabola question always remember the most famous parabola, this will help you learn what happens with transforming parabolas.

`y=x^2`

To remember the most famous parabola:

The most famous parabola is y = x squared

Why! Even `x`  has `2`  parabolas `(y=x^2)`

 

Now plot the parabola `y=x^2`

Try values of `x`

`x=3` Then `y=` `3^2` `=9`
`x=2` Then `y=` `2^2` `=4`
`x=1` Then `y=` `1^2` `=1`
`x=0` Then `y=` `0^2` `=0`
`x=-1` Then `y=` `-1^2` `=1`
`x=-2` Then `y=` `-2^2` `=4`
`x=-3` Then `y=` `-3^2` `=9`

And if we plot this

Here is the most famous parabola plotted on a graph

Here is the most famous parabola in the world plotted out.

 

 

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