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How do you graph #y = -1/2x^2 #?

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sankarankalyanam

Oct 7, 2017

#y=-(x^2/2)#
graph{-(x^2/2) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

Explanation:

#y=-(x^2/2)#
#x=0,y=0#
#x=1,y=-(1/2)#
#x=-1,y=-(1/2)#
#x=2,y=-2#
#x=-2,y=-2#
Now we can plot in the graph with values of these five points.

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