document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=290002>Question 290002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1    Graph <a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://www.woopics.com\" target=\"_blank\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" alt=\"Image Hosted by WoO Pics\" src=\"http://www.woopics.com/uploads/5e20671d26.gif\" /></a>\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "2.   Identify the vertex.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.   Is the vertex a maximum or a minimum?  \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "4.   Compare this graph to the graph of y = –x^2\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "5. Order the quadratic functions y = -4x^2, y = 1/4 x2, and y = 2x^2 fromwidest to narrowest graph. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209928 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209928\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C-90%2C+10%2C+-%281%2F2%29%2Ax%5E2-1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C-90%2C+10%2C+-%281%2F2%29%2Ax%5E2-1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The parabola is in vertex form already (because it has no x term). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%281%2F2%29%2A%28x-0%29%5E2-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%281%2F2%29%2A%28x-0%29%5E2-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's the graph with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > added. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-90%2C+10%2C+-%281%2F2%29%2Ax%5E2-1%2C+-x%5E2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-90%2C+10%2C+-%281%2F2%29%2Ax%5E2-1%2C+-x%5E2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+90%2C4x%5E2%2C+x%5E2%2F4%2C2x%5E2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+90%2C4x%5E2%2C+x%5E2%2F4%2C2x%5E2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in green.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F4%29x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F4%29x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in red.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in blue.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );