Pick x values: To find the values of x and y, we need to pick some x values and plug them into the equation to get the corresponding y values.
Calculate corresponding y values: Let's pick x=0 and plug it into the equation: y=(0−1)2+3=(−1)2+3=1+3=4.
Plot points on coordinate plane: Now let's pick x=1: y=(1−1)2+3=02+3=0+3=3.
Sketch parabola: And let's pick x=2: y=(2−1)2+3=12+3=1+3=4.
Sketch parabola: And let's pick x=2: y=(2−1)2+3=12+3=1+3=4.To draw the graph, we plot the points (0,4), (1,3), and (2,4) on a coordinate plane and sketch the parabola that goes through these points.
Sketch parabola: And let's pick x=2: y=(2−1)2+3=12+3=1+3=4.To draw the graph, we plot the points (0,4), (1,3), and (2,4) on a coordinate plane and sketch the parabola that goes through these points.The graph is a parabola that opens upwards with vertex at (1,3) because the coefficient of (x−1)2 is positive.
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