SOLUTION: what happens to a second degree when a, b, and c changes?

Question 70596: what happens to a second degree when a, b, and c changes?
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what happens to a second degree when a, b, and c changes?
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1st: y=ax^2+bx+c yields the graph of a parabola.
a determines how quickly the branches of the parabola spread.
b is a strong determinant of the x-intercepts of the curve.
c is a strong determinant of the vertical level of the lowest or
highest point of the parabola. This point is called the vertex.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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