SOLUTION: What is the parent function of y= -5x^2?

SOLUTION: What is the parent function of y= -5x^2?

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Question 743639: What is the parent function of y= -5x^2?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The parent function of y= -5x^2 is y = x^2 or f(x) = x^2

This is the most basic quadratic equation possible.
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