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my homework says graph the parent functions $\"y=5x%5E2-10\"$ this is suppose to make a parabola
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document.write( "Find the y-intercept by substituting \r\n" );
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document.write( "So the y-intecept is (0,-10)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find the x-intercepts by substituting \r\n" );
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document.write( ", approximately,\r\n" );
document.write( "so the x-intercepts are approximately\r\n" );
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document.write( "(-1.4,0) and (1.4,0)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Plot those two points on the x-axis  and the y-intercept \r\n" );
document.write( "and you get this very thin parabola:\r\n" );
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