Question

y = 2x² + 4x - 6, what does the 2 in front of x² do to the graph?

Answer 1

Answer: See below

Step-by-step explanation:

Since a > 0, the vertex is the minimum point and the parabola opens upward.

The value makes the graph "skinny or fat." In this case, 2 stretches the function by a factor of 2