Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - The Rectangular Coordinate System - 1.2 Problem Set - Page 23: 24

Answer

Refer to the image below for the graph.

Work Step by Step

To graph the given parabola, perform the following steps: (1) Create a table of values by assigning $x=-8, -4, -2, 0, 4$ then solving for the corresponding value of $y$ of each one. (refer to the attached image below) (2) Plot each ordered pair of the table of values then connect them using a smooth curve to form a U-shaped graph. (refer to the attached image in the answer part above)
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