
2-4 Sketching the parabola
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04 2-4 Sketching the parabola
- Plot, in order: the vertex, the y-intercept (0, c), the reflection of the y-intercept across the axis (2h, c), and the x-intercepts when they exist.
- Δ = b² − 4ac tells how many x-intercepts: two if Δ > 0, one (the vertex touches the axis) if Δ = 0, none if Δ < 0.
- Draw a smooth symmetric curve, never a "V" — the parabola is curved everywhere.
- Translations: y = a(x − h)² + k is the image of y = ax² shifted h right and k up.
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