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Question #18172

Answer 1

If you're asking about the graph of `f(x) = x^2`...
graph{x^2 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

Explanation:

This is a parabola, since the leading variable is `x^2`.
graph{x^2 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

If the leading variable was `|x|`, however, it would have been an absolute value graph, such as:
graph{|x| [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

Just a reminder: Absolute value graphs are V-shaped and parabolas are U-shaped! ( `|x|` versus `x^2` )