SOLUTION: What kind of function is, Y= -2x squared + 1?

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Question 198829: What kind of function is, Y= -2x squared + 1?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, josmiceli:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(28536) About Me  (Show Source):
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The function f%28x%29=-2x%5E2%2B1 is a quadratic polynomial function.

Answer by josmiceli(9664) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's a parabola. The minus sign in front of the x%5E2 term means
it has a maximum- not a minimum.
The fact that there is no x term means the parabola is
symmetric about the y-axis
Here's the graph:
+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-4%2C+4%2C+-10%2C+3%2C+-2x%5E2+%2B+1%29+