Quadratics Graphing Parabolas Sparknotes
Graphing Parabolas Below you'll find several common forms of the equation for a parabola Click on the equation that best seems to match the parabolic equation you need to plot These parabolas open upwards or downwards 1 y=a (xh) 2 k 2 y=a (xh) 2 3 y=ax 2 k 4 y=ax 2 These parabolas open towards the left or rightParabola Opens Right Standard equation of a parabola that opens right and symmetric about xaxis with vertex at origin y 2 = 4ax Standard equation of a parabola that opens up and symmetric about xaxis with at vertex (h, k) (y k) 2 = 4a(x h) Graph of y 2 = 4ax
