Asked by Tia
Which of the following has a graph that is wider than the graph of y=3x^2+2?
A) y=3x^2+3
B) y=0.5x^2+1
C) y=-4x^2-1
D) y=4x^2+1
If anyone could help that would be amazing. Thank you so much!
A) y=3x^2+3
B) y=0.5x^2+1
C) y=-4x^2-1
D) y=4x^2+1
If anyone could help that would be amazing. Thank you so much!
Answers
Answered by
Tia
Is the answer B?
Answered by
Steve
probably, but I'm not sure what you mean by "wider." All the graphs stretch out both directions infinitely far.
However, (B) does so more slowly, so I guess you could say it's wider. See
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+y%3D3x^2%2B2%2C+y%3D3x^2%2B3%2C+y%3D0.5x^2%2B1%2C+y%3D-4x^2-1%2C+y%3D4x^2%2B1+
However, (B) does so more slowly, so I guess you could say it's wider. See
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+y%3D3x^2%2B2%2C+y%3D3x^2%2B3%2C+y%3D0.5x^2%2B1%2C+y%3D-4x^2-1%2C+y%3D4x^2%2B1+
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