Question

What is the first step to graphing a quadratic function

Answer 1

Given a quadratic function:

`f(x)=ax^2+bx+c`

the first step to begin graphing the function, is finding the vertex of the parabolla using the following expression:

`vertex\colon(-(b)/(2a),f(-(b)/(2a)))`

after locating the vertex, we can proceed to graph the function