Asked by justin

Sophia plots points on a graph to represent the shape of a concave lens.A graph with both axes unnumbered. A line decreases on the left side of the vertical axis and then increases on the right side of the vertical axis to create a U.

Which type of function should Sophia use to model the shape of the lens?

linear
exponential
quadratic
square root

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
quadratic

A quadratic function produces a parabola (U-shaped) symmetric about a vertical axis. Linear is straight, exponential isn't a symmetric U, and square-root gives only one side of a U.