Today we are going to investigate the parabolas formed by quadratic equations. The standard form of a quadratic equation is [math]f(x)=ax^2+bx+c[/math] where a, b, and c are constants of the function.
Move the sliders around and come to a general rule for: 1. How does the constant 'a' affect the appearance of the parabola? 2. How does the constant 'b' affect the appearance of the parabola? 3. How does the constant 'c' affect the appearance of the parabola?