document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=865394>Question 865394</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Order the functions f(x)=4x^2, g(x)=-5x^2, and h(x)=0.8x^2 from narrowest graph to widest. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #521671 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=521671\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The general rule is this: The leading coefficient of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is 'a' and this determines how wide or narrow the graph is. The further 'a' is from 0 on the number line, the more narrow the graph is. The closer that 'a' is to 0 on the number line, the wider the graph is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The leading coefficients for f(x)=4x^2, g(x)=-5x^2, and h(x)=0.8x^2 are 4, -5, 0.8 respectively. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value -5 is the furthest from 0 (compared to 4 and 0.8). So g(x)=-5x^2 is the most narrowest of the three graphs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next up is 4. This is the next narrowest graph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, 0.8 is the closest to 0 of all 3, so it's the most widest\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our order is: -5, 4, 0.8 which leads to g(x), f(x), h(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The order of the functions from narrowest to widest is...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color=\"red\">g(x), f(x), h(x)</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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