McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 1, 2017
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Exercise 1 Page 605

Make a table of values and connect the points with a parabola.

Graph:

Domain: All real numbers
Range: y≥ -5/4

Practice makes perfect
We want to graph the given quadratic function. y=x^2+3x+1 To do so, we will first make a table of values.
x x^2+3x+1 y=x^2+3x+1
-3 ( -3)^2+3( -3)+1 1
- 32 ( - 32)^2+3( - 32)+1 - 54
0 ( 0)^2+3( 0)+1 1
32 ( 32)^2+3( 32)+1 8 34
3 ( 3)^2+3( 3)+1 19

Now, let's plot the obtained points and connect them with a parabola.

We can see above that the x-variable can take any value. Conversely, the y-variable only takes values greater than or equal to - 54. Using this information, we can write the domain and range of the function. Domain:& All real numbers Range:& y≥ -5/4