SOLUTION: Graph the parabola. y=-1/2x^2+3

Question 78138: Graph the parabola.
y=-1/2x^2+3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First make a table

    
      x          y
   -5.00000   -9.50000
   -4.00000   -5.00000
   -3.00000   -1.50000
   -2.00000    1.00000
   -1.00000    2.50000
    0.00000    3.00000
    1.00000    2.50000
    2.00000    1.00000
    3.00000   -1.50000
    4.00000   -5.00000
    5.00000   -9.50000

Now plot each point and draw a parabola through them like this:
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