The parabola equation is .
Solve for .
Extract square root from both sides.
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Add to each side.
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The upper half of the parabola is and
The lower half of the parabola is .
Graph the upper half of the parabola.
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Make the table of values to find ordered pairs that satisfy
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Choose values for and find the corresponding values for
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1. Draw a coordinate plane.
\2. Plot the ordered pairs found in the table.
\4. Connect those plotted points with a smooth curve.
\The graph the upper half of the parabola.
\The upper half of the parabola is .
The graph the upper half of the parabola.
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