SOLUTION: How do you sketch a graph of y=3x^2?

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How do you sketch a graph of y=3x^2?
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Choose values for x and find y. Let's say -3 to + 3
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Substitute -3 for x and find y like this:
y = 3(-3)^2
y = 3*9
y = +27
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Do the same with -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, a table of values should look like this:
x | y
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-3|+27
-2|+12
-1|+3
0 | 0
+1|+3
+2|+12
+3|+27
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Plot these x,y coordinates. The graph should look like this:
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-4%2C+4%2C+-10%2C+30%2C+3x%5E2%29+