Would anyone care to show me how to draw parabolas :s? I have a link to a whiteboard sharing site. I'd be much appreciated, thanks c:

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Do you have an equation to work with? If so, then simply plug in values of x to get corresponding values of y.


From there, you plot the points. Afterwards, you draw a curve through the points to graph the parabola. The more points you plot, the more accurate your drawing is.

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Ex: 

Graphing y = x^2

When x = -2, y is y = 4 giving you (-2,4)

When x = -1, y is y = 1 giving you (-1,1)

etc


You then plot these points and draw a curve through them

anonymous · Answer

generic parabola that faces up with vertex at the origin (0,0) is given by $y=x^2$ http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=y%3Dx^2

anonymous · Answer

you can shift this one up, down, left and right.
if you are studying conic section you might have been given a formula $(y-k)^2=4p(x-h)$ or $$4p(y-k)=(x-h)^2$$