Which of the following is the graph of y = 3x2 + 6?
1 answer:
You might be interested in
The definition of the piece-wise function is:
.
A piece-wise function is a function that has different definitions, depending on the input.
In this problem, for inputs between -2 and 2, the function is a line that goes through (-2,-4) and (2,6). The slope is:
m = (6 - (-4))/(2 - (-2)) = 2.5.
The y-intercept is of b = 1, hence the rule is:
For x greater than 2 and less than 6, the function is constant at -3, hence the rule is:
.
More can be learned about piece-wise functions at brainly.com/question/27262465
#SPJ1
Answer:
see below
Step-by-step explanation:
I enter the equation into a graphing calculator and let it do the graphing.
___
If you're graphing this by hand, you start by looking for the parent function. Here, it is |x|. That has a vertex of (0, 0) and a slope of +1 to the right of the vertex and a slope of -1 to the left of the vertex.
Here, the function is multiplied by -3/2, so will open downward and have slopes of magnitude 3/2 (not 1). The graph has been translated 5 units upward, so the vertex is (0, 5).
I'd start by plotting the vertex point at (0, 5), then identifying points with slope ±3/2 either side of it. To the left, it is left 2 and down 3 to (-2, 2). The points on the right of the vertex are symmetrically located about the y-axis, so one of them will be (2, 2).
Of course, you don't plot any function values for x > 4.
