from the line down to the \(x\)-axis. Read the value on the \(x\)-axis. On the \(y\)-axis, locate the given amount (3) and draw a horizontal line, using a ruler, across to the line. Draw a ...

(If a were zero, you would have a linear equation.) Through this equation, you can identify the vertex, axis of symmetry and the direction in which the parabola opens. Follow these steps to draw a ...