SOLUTION: Given a quadratic equation in the form y = ax2 +bx +c , and four choices of graphs representing that equation, how can you tell which choices could be eliminated right away by look

Question 492971: Given a quadratic equation in the form y = ax2 +bx +c , and four choices of graphs representing that equation, how can you tell which choices could be eliminated right away by looking at the equation and looking at the graphs and doing some minimal calculations and not actually plotting any of the points?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It should look like a parabola, which is the path of an object
thrown up at some angle until it comes back to earth.
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