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OpenStudy (anonymous):

in ax^2 + bx + c, what does the b determine in the parabola?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

vertex alignment and root stuff

OpenStudy (amistre64):

it shifts things around really

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so horizontal shifts?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how would i know if it's negative or positive?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

horizontal AND vertical shift is combined in b

OpenStudy (amistre64):

the standard form, I think its called, tells you the real numbers you want for transformational shifts

OpenStudy (amistre64):

when you expand it out into this form, it all gets muddle together.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i just did some tests on my GDC thanks again for answering

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