Question

Please help me it’s due soon!

Answer 1

Explanation:

The standard equation for a parabola is
`y=x^2`

The given equation is: y = 2(x+2)(x-2)

The given equation is factored out. Since it is factored, we can set each x expression to zero, to solve for the x intercepts.

x+2 = 0

-2 -2

x = -2

x-2 = 0

+2 +2

x = 2

We can therefore graph, (-2, 0) and (2, 0), because we know that it is the x intercepts of the given quadratic function.

to find the vertex, you will take both x intercepts, divide them by two, and that will get you the x cooridnate. Following that you can plug in that value as x into the equation solve for the y coordinate.

`((-2 + 2))/(2) = 0\\\\x=0\\y = 2(x+2)(x-2)\\\\y = 2(0+2)(0-2)\\y=-8\\\\vertex = (0, -8)`

finally graph that point and create the parabola shape. If you'd like to make your parabola more accurate, you can always make a t chart of x and y values. and plug in x values into the equation to find the other y values.

I've attached a graph of the given parabola.