SOLUTION: The parabola y=ax^2 is reflected from the y-axis. What is the new rule for the parabola? Here is what i don't get: Why is the parabola rule the same??

Question 1003125: The parabola y=ax^2 is reflected from the y-axis. What is the new rule for the parabola?
Here is what i don't get: Why is the parabola rule the same??

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y = ax^2 is symmetric to the y axis.
Reflecting it in the y axis simply
interchanges the right and left
sides of the parabola. You end
up with the figure you started with.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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