Which quadrants (excluding the origin and axes) does #f(x)=x^2# pass through?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-07T12:25:26

See a solution process below:

We can first graph this function using the points from the table below:

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We can see from the graph the function passes through quadrants I & II (excluding the origin and axes)

Answer 2 · 2017-10-07T12:25:39

#I " and "II#

#f(x)x^2=y# can never have a negative value of y. (Therefore no #III# & #IV# quadrants).

Also, #x # can be both negative and positive...#(-2^2=4, 2^2=4)# So, the #I# & #II# quadrants.