Is the function $f(x) = x^2$ symmetric with respect to the x-axis?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-19T16:32:38

No.

The symmetry about x- axis is so defined that if there is some point (a,b) on the graph, then point (a,-b) would also be on the that graph.

For example consider some point (3,9) on f(x)= x^2. It can easily be seen that (3, -9) does not lie on that graph

Is the function f(x) = x^2f(x) = x^2 symmetric with respect to the x-axis?