Write-up 02



 Investigation for the graph of

Problem:  Let's look at the graphs of
,
                                                                                      after fixing two of the values for a, b, and c.


Let's take a look at

                                                    for  c = -3, -1, 0, 1, 3.

The graphs look like


We can expect the graphs go up as c value increases and the graphs go down as c vaule decreases.

Let's take a look at

                                                        for b= -4, -2, 0, 2, 4.

The graphs look like


The parabola always passes through the same point on the y-axis ( the point ( 0, 1 ) with this equation ) For b < -2 the parabola will intersect  the x-axis in two points with positive x values and vertex is positive  For 0 < b < -2, the parabola will not intersect the x-axis and vertex is positive. For  0< b < 2, the parabola will not intersect the x-axis and vertex is negative. For b > 2, the parabola will intersect the x-axis in the two points with negative x values and vertex is negative.

Let's take a look at

                                                          for a = -3, -1, 0, 1, 3.




The parabola always passes through the same point on the y-axis ( the point ( 0, 1 ) with this equation ). If a = 0, then the parabola becomes the line eqation in the plane. For a < 0, the graphs are concave down. For a > 0, the graphs are concave up.
In the parabola, a value decedes concave up or down, b value decides whether the vertex is on the positive or negative and c value decides whether the graphs go down or up in the same shape.
 

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