SOLUTION: Draw the parabola with vertex at the origin having an equation of x^2 = 20y

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Question 1089929: Draw the parabola with vertex at the origin having an equation of x^2 = 20y
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Make a table of values from -10 to +10 for x,
and solve for y.  I'll do one of them for you, say when x=-7

x%5E2=20y
%28-7%29%5E2=20y
49=20y
49%2F20=y
2.45=y


  x | y
-10 | 5
 -9 | 4.05
 -8 | 3.2
 -7 | 2.45
 -6 | 1.8
 -5 | 1.25
 -4 | 0.8
 -3 | 0.45
 -2 | 0.2
 -1 | 0.05
  0 | 0
  1 | 0.05
  2 | 0.2
  3 | 0.45
  4 | 0.8
  5 | 1.25
  6 | 1.8
  7 | 2.45
  8 | 3.2
  9 | 4.05
 10 | 5 

Then plot them:



Then connect them with a smooth curve:



Edwin