SOLUTION: How to graph y=2x^2+1

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Question 1015738: How to graph y=2x^2+1
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The 2 in front of the x^2 means that the graph is stretched parallel to the y axis with a scale factor of 2.

Also the 1 (the y intercept) after the 2x^2, means the quadratic graph is translated (moved) up 1 unit in the y direction.