SOLUTION: What will be the impact of changing the functionto{{{ f(x)=x^2 }}} be f(x) = -2/3{{{x^2}}}

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Question 367030: What will be the impact of changing the functionto++f%28x%29=x%5E2+ be f(x) = -2/3x%5E2
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, 

green parabola is the graph of the parabola f(x) = -2/3x%5E2

impact of -(2/3) coefficient

1) parabola opens downward

2) parabola opens 'wider' (vertically compressed)

graph%28+300%2C+300%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2Cx%5E2%2C%28-2%2F3%29x%5E2%29+