document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313360>Question 313360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> would you mind explaining what to do in the event that the lines in the graph of a quadratic equation are straight? (instead of curving like it does now, it goes striaght, stops, then \"bounces\" off) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224081 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=224081\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Quadratics are never straight although they may appear so. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it's straight, it's not a quadratic.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's an example of 3 quadratics : <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=10x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=10x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=100x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=100x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1000x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1000x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But upon closer examination, they do look like quadratics.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you have examples of what you mean? </SPAN>\n" );
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