SOLUTION: Graph the quadratic equation y= -x^2 - 4x - 3

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Question 250564: Graph the quadratic equation
y= -x^2 - 4x - 3
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Quadratic equation ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 (in our case -1x%5E2%2B-4x%2B-3+=+0) has the following solutons:

x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant b%5E2-4ac should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant b%5E2-4ac: b%5E2-4ac=%28-4%29%5E2-4%2A-1%2A-3=4.

Discriminant d=4 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: +x%5B12%5D+=+%28--4%2B-sqrt%28+4+%29%29%2F2%5Ca.

x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-4%29%2Bsqrt%28+4+%29%29%2F2%5C-1+=+-3
x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-4%29-sqrt%28+4+%29%29%2F2%5C-1+=+-1

Quadratic expression -1x%5E2%2B-4x%2B-3 can be factored:
-1x%5E2%2B-4x%2B-3+=+-1%28x--3%29%2A%28x--1%29
Again, the answer is: -3, -1. Here's your graph:
graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+-1%2Ax%5E2%2B-4%2Ax%2B-3+%29