cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/18530857
Y=-x²
this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2024
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The title of the crosspost (and mentioned in the description here) is the equation y=-x² which has a graph that starts at lower left, goes up to 0, then down to lower right.
This gives the intended reading order.
I was wondering what that was supposed to mean. It's ages ago since I dealt with math graphs