How do you graph #x = (5/2)y^2#?

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Tony B
Oct 26, 2017

See explanation

Explanation:

This is a quadratic in #y# instead of in #x#. Thus the axis of symmetry is parallel to the y-axis.

As the #y^2# term is positive the general form of the graph is #sub#. Negative would give #sup#

As there is no constant or #y# term the graphs axis of symmetry is the x-axis and the vertex is at #(x,y)=(0,0)#

The coefficient of #y^2# is greater than one so it has the effect of widening (vertically) the #x=y^2#

Tony B

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