SOLUTION: In which quadrants of the standard coordinate plane below will the graph of y=-xsquared-3 lie?

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Question 597640: In which quadrants of the standard coordinate plane below will the graph of y=-xsquared-3 lie?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2 is in the first and second quadrants. So -x^2 is in the third and fourth quadrants. Tacking on a "-3" shifts the entire graph down, so -x^2-3 is in the third and fourth quadrants.