Respuesta :
In a quadratic function, y = a(x²) the smaller the coefficient "a", the larger is the parabola:
From widest to narrowest:
1) y=1/3x² (Widest)
2) y= -1/2x² (Wider)
3) y=-9x² (narrowest)
From widest to narrowest:
1) y=1/3x² (Widest)
2) y= -1/2x² (Wider)
3) y=-9x² (narrowest)
Answer:
The parabola represented by equation [tex]y=\frac{1}{3}x^2[/tex] is widest
The parabola represented by equation [tex]y=-\frac{1}{2}x^2[/tex] is wider
and the parabola represented by equation [tex]y=-9x^2[/tex] is narrowest
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that equation of parabola is given as,
[tex]y= ax^2[/tex]
Here,
a is a constant which decide the size of parabola
if value of a is larger than the parabola will be wider
here
we have given three parabola
[tex]y=-9x^2, y=\frac{1}{3}x^2, y=\frac{-1}{2}x^2[/tex]
and it is clear that
[tex]-9<-\frac{1}{2}<\frac{1}{3}[/tex]
Therefore
The parabola represented by equation [tex]y=\frac{1}{3}x^2[/tex] is widest
The parabola represented by equation [tex]y=-\frac{1}{2}x^2[/tex] is wider
and the parabola represented by equation [tex]y=-9x^2[/tex] is narrowest