SOLUTION: Graph the parabola. y=-1/2x^2+3

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Question 78138: Graph the parabola.
y=-1/2x^2+3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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First make a table 
    
      x          y
   -5.00000   -9.50000
   -4.00000   -5.00000
   -3.00000   -1.50000
   -2.00000    1.00000
   -1.00000    2.50000
    0.00000    3.00000
    1.00000    2.50000
    2.00000    1.00000
    3.00000   -1.50000
    4.00000   -5.00000
    5.00000   -9.50000

Now plot each point and draw a parabola through them like this:
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+%28-1%2F2%29x%5E2%2B3%29+ graph of y=%28-1%2F2%29x%5E2%2B3