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How do you know how to graph the points
Answer provided by our tutors
You plug the values for 'x' into 'y= (1/2)x^2' to get the values for 'y'.
For x = -1,
y = (1/2)(-1)^2
y = 1/2
One point is (-1, 1/2)
For x = 0
y = (1/2)0^2
y = 0
Second point is (0, 0)
For x = 1
y = (1/2)1^2
y = 1/2
This point is (1, 1/2).
And so on.