SOLUTION: can someone help me answer this question; If f(x) is a parabola, then: 1. it is a step function 2. it is a continuous, smooth function 3. it is a piecewise function 4. it

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Question 158749: can someone help me answer this question;
If f(x) is a parabola, then:
1. it is a step function
2. it is a continuous, smooth function
3. it is a piecewise function
4. it is a square root function

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Draw a parabola and you will see that #2 is the best answer.
Cheers,
Stan H.

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