Question

MEDAL

What are the first 4 steps for graphing this quadratic function?
y = -x^2 - 4x - 3

Answer 1

not sure what specific answers are you looking but here's what i'm gonna do.

1. find the x-intercepts/y-int by factoring the equation
2. Plot them to the xy plane
3. find the point of the vertex (max/min point) and plot it
4. Connect the dots in a smooth curve

Answer 2

hmmm I'd think pick a few points and graph
OR
find the x-intercepts by getting its roots
keep in mind that \(\bf y = -x^2 - 4x - 3\implies y=-({\color{brown}{ x^2+4x+3}})
\)

so set y = 0 and factor \(\bf 0=-({\color{brown}{ x^2+4x+3}})\)

from there you can find its vertex