Which is the best first step of graphing a quadratic function in standard form?

Question

Choose some values of x so that you can find the corresponding values of y.
Substitute the values of x into the function and solve for y.
Plot ordered pairs.
Draw a smooth curve through the plotted points.

Answer 1

The best first step of graphing a quadratic function in standard form is to choose some values of x so that you can find the corresponding values of y. This will allow you to create a table of ordered pairs which you can then plot on a graph.