Question

y=-x^2-6x-10. Can someone help me graph this. So far, I have (-2.-2) and (-1, -5) but I am not having luck finding another point that works on my graph of 8pts.

Answer 1

you can use any x value you want to generate a paired/corresponding y value

Answer 2

say you pick x = 0

y=-x^2-6x-10

y=-(0)^2-6(0)-10 ... replace every x with 0

y = -10

so we know the point (0,-10) is on this graph

Answer 3

or you could pick x = 1

y=-x^2-6x-10

y=-(1)^2-6(1)-10 ... replace every x with 1

y = -17

the point (1,-17) is on this curve

Answer 4

generate a bunch of points (say 5 or 6) and plot them all on the same xy coordinate axis

then draw a curve through all of them. The more points you plot, the more accurate your graph will be