SOLUTION: Whats the comparison of the graph y = x and the graph of y = a(x ­ h)2+ k? a, h, and k can be made up of your own values. ty

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Question 1032579: Whats the comparison of the graph y = x and the graph of y = a(x ­ h)2+ k?
a, h, and k can be made up of your own values.
ty

Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Boreal:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is a straight line with a slope of 1.
is a parabola with a vertex located at (h,k). If , it opens upwards, if it opens downwards.

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first is a straight line and the second a parabola.
Let a=1, h=2 and k=2, and the vertex is (2,2), with the parabolic equation being (x-2)^2+2, or x^2-4x+6

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