Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - Test - Page 302: 18

Answer

(a) symmetric with respect to the x-axis. (b) symmetric with respect to the y-axis. (c) symmetric with respect to the origin.

Work Step by Step

(a) To test symmetry with respect to the x-axis, replace $(x,y)$ with $(x,-y)$, we have $3(x)^2-2(-y)^2=3\longrightarrow 3(x)^2-2(y)^2=3$ which is the same as the original equation, thus the graph is symmetric with respect to the x-axis. (b) To test symmetry with respect to the y-axis, replace $(x,y)$ with $(-x,y)$, we have $3(-x)^2-2(y)^2=3\longrightarrow 3(x)^2-2(y)^2=3$ which is the same as the original equation, thus the graph is symmetric with respect to the y-axis. (c) To test symmetry with respect to the origin, replace $(x,y)$ with $(-x,-y)$, we have $3(-x)^2-2(-y)^2=3\longrightarrow 3(x)^2-2(y)^2=3$ which is the same as the original equation, thus the graph is symmetric with respect to the origin.
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