Question

A. Graph y = -2x² + 6. Describe what you see.

B. -2x² + 6 is what kind of polynomial? Classify the polynomial by degree and number of terms

C. Next, graph y = -1/10 x² + 6. Describe what you see. How is what you observe different from what you observed in Part A.

D. If you wanted a really steep hill for your roller coaster, would you use the graph of y = -2x² + 6 or y = -1/10 x² + 6?

Answer 1

A.) The graph is a parabola
B.) The polynomial has 3 terms (-2X²+0X+6)
C.) This graph is also a parabola, however it has shrunk vertically.... It is more wide
D.)You would use y= -2x²+6