Graph Using a Table of Values y=- square root of 4-x^2

$y = - \sqrt{4 - x^{2}}$

Substitute $- 2$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - {(- 2)}^{2}}$

Simplify $- \sqrt{4 - {(- 2)}^{2}}$ .

Raise $- 2$ to the power of $2$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - 1 \cdot 4}$

Multiply $- 1$ by $4$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - 4}$

Subtract $4$ from $4$ .

$y = - \sqrt{0}$

Rewrite $0$ as $0^{2}$ .

$y = - \sqrt{0^{2}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$y = - 0$

Multiply $- 1$ by $0$ .

$y = 0$

Substitute $- 1$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - {(- 1)}^{2}}$

Simplify $- \sqrt{4 - {(- 1)}^{2}}$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by ${(- 1)}^{2}$ by adding the exponents.

Multiply $- 1$ by ${(- 1)}^{2}$ .

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $1$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 + {(- 1)}^{1} {(- 1)}^{2}}$

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$y = - \sqrt{4 + {(- 1)}^{1 + 2}}$

Add $1$ and $2$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 + {(- 1)}^{3}}$

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $3$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - 1}$

Subtract $1$ from $4$ .

$y = - \sqrt{3}$

Substitute $0$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - {(0)}^{2}}$

Simplify $- \sqrt{4 - {(0)}^{2}}$ .

Raising $0$ to any positive power yields $0$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - 0}$

Multiply $- 1$ by $0$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 + 0}$

Add $4$ and $0$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4}$

Rewrite $4$ as $2^{2}$ .

$y = - \sqrt{2^{2}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$y = - 1 \cdot 2$

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$y = - 2$

Substitute $1$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - {(1)}^{2}}$

Simplify $- \sqrt{4 - {(1)}^{2}}$ .

One to any power is one.

$y = - \sqrt{4 - 1 \cdot 1}$

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - 1}$

Subtract $1$ from $4$ .

$y = - \sqrt{3}$

Substitute $2$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - {(2)}^{2}}$

Simplify $- \sqrt{4 - {(2)}^{2}}$ .

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - 1 \cdot 4}$

Multiply $- 1$ by $4$ .

$y = - \sqrt{4 - 4}$

Subtract $4$ from $4$ .

$y = - \sqrt{0}$

Rewrite $0$ as $0^{2}$ .

$y = - \sqrt{0^{2}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$y = - 0$

Multiply $- 1$ by $0$ .

$y = 0$

This is a table of possible values to use when graphing the equation.

$\begin{array}{c} x & y \\ - 2 & 0 \\ - 1 & - \sqrt{3} \\ 0 & - 2 \\ 1 & - \sqrt{3} \\ 2 & 0 \end{array}$

Graph Using a Table of Values y=- square root of 4-x^2

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