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!
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Is the answer B?
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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