SOLUTION: if the coefficient of {{{x^2}}} in the function {{{y=-2x^2}}}is multiplied by 2 how is the graph of {{{y=-2x^2}}} affected?

Question 133834: if the coefficient of in the function is multiplied by 2 how is the graph of affected?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let and let , since , we can see that for every x except , the magnitude of the value of will be twice that of the magnitude of . is excluded because

Since the lead coefficient in each function is less than zero, the parabolas will be concave down, but will make a steeper but narrower hill.

The green graph is

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