Parabola

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    nycmathguy

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    I know that y = x^2 represents a parabola. What makes this function a parabola? I say the degree determines if it is a parabola or not. Yes? No?
     
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    yes
    The graph of the quadratic function is a U-shaped curve is called a parabola.
     
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    I know that y = x^2 forms a U-shape graph on the xy-plane. I want to know if the power of 2 is the reason for this particular shape.
     
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    yes, the power of 2 means you have a the quadratic function and it is the reason for this particular shape
     
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    Thank you. We return to college algebra this weekend. We are still in Chapter 1 (review chapter). I think we are going into Section 6 or 7.
     
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