Question

How do you determine the direction and shape of the quadratic `y=3/2 x^2-4`?

Answer 1

`"see explanation"`

Explanation:

`"the shape of the quadratic is determined by the sign of"`
`"the coefficient of the "x^2" term"`

`• " if greater than zero then minimum " uuu`

`• " if less than zero then maximum " nnn`

`"here "3/2>0" thus opens up"`
graph{3/2x^2-4 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}