Transformations of Quadratic Functions

SCALINGS

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Compare the graphs of y = x2 and f(x) = ax2. What effect does the coefficient a (a > 0) have on the graph of the basic parabola? Move the slider in the lower right corner to experiment.

Created by Mark D. Turner with GeoGebra