Advanced MathEasyNaming the shape of a quadratic graph
Advanced Math practice question
In the xy-plane, the graph of y = x² is a curve. What is this curve called?
- A. A parabolaCorrect
- B. A circle
- C. A straight line
- D. A triangle
Answer: A. A parabola
The graph of a quadratic function is a parabola.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. A circle
- A circle needs both x² and y² terms.
- C. A straight line
- A squared term makes a curve, not a line.
- D. A triangle
- Graphs of functions are not triangles.
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