Question

What is the shape of the graph y = x2 - 12



v shaped

a straight line

u shaped

Answer 1

The graph of the equation \( y = x^2 - 12 \) is **u-shaped**. This is because it is a quadratic function (the highest degree of \( x \) is 2), and quadratic functions produce a parabola, which opens upwards when the coefficient of \( x^2 \) is positive, as it is in this case. The "u" shape refers to the general appearance of the parabola.