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Unit 6: Functions
Notes
Table 6.1
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Let’s move on to the parabola. A basic parabola formula is: f(x) = x . Let us try several values to
plop into the function to see what comes out:
Most of the time, functions come out with nice looking smooth curves. So, if instead of using
straight lines to connect out dots, we use a smooth curve, we can get a better approximation of
what the function looks like. Hence, the proper parabola looks like the following:
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