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How does the graph of y= -3x^2 differ from the graph of y = 4x^2?

How does the graph of y= -3x^2 differ from the graph of y = 4x^2?-example-1
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The graph of y = -3x² opens downward and is wider than the graph of y = 4x²

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Step-by-step explanation

y = -3x² has a negative coefficient - which means that it opens downward - while y = 4x² has a positive coefficient - which means that it opens upward.

Then, the larger the coefficient (as an absolute value), the narrower the graph. Therefore, the graph of y = -3x² is wider than the graph of y = 4x².

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