Graph x2-12y equals 0

Answer 1

You have this equation:

x2 - 12y = 0

First, move the term with y to the right side using addition:

x2 = 12y

Now, divide both sides by 12, so y is by itself:

x2/12 = y

From here, you can use the properties of a parabola (y = x2), "flattening" it so that it is 1/12 of the usual height. You can start with the fact that a parabola is symmetrical over the y-axis-- the vertical line through the point (0,0)-- and passes through the point (0,0). From that point, it gradually turns upward as it moves away from (0,0), passing through the points (1, 1/12), (2, 4/12), (3, 9/12), and so on.