Graphs and Factorising
TP, AoS, &
y-intercepts
x-intercepts & # of sol
Completing the square and interpreting graphs
Applications
100

Draw and label an example of a concave up and concave down parabola

*teacher draw on board*

100

Find the y-intercept: y= 2x- 5x - 1

y = -1

100

How many solutions are there to y = 3x2 − 6x + 5 ?

discriminant < 0 so no solutions

100

Factorise by completing the square: y = x2 + 6x + 15

 y = (x + 3)2 + 6

100

A piece of wire measuring 100 cm in length is bent into the shape of a rectangle. Let x cm be the breadth of the rectangle. Use the perimeter to write an expression for the length of the rectangle in terms of x.

Length = 50 - x 
200

Factorise: x2+3x+2

(x+2)(x+1)

200

Find the y-intercept: y = (2x-3)(5x+2)

y = -6

200

Determine the x-intercept(s): y = x2 − 6x + 8

x = 2, 4 

200

Find the turning point of the following quadratic by first completing the square: y = x2 − 4x + 2

TP: (2, -2)
200

The sum of two numbers (both greater than or equal to zero) is 20 and x is the smaller number. Write the second number in terms of x.

y = 20 - x

300

Factorise: x2-15x+36

(x-3)(x-12)

300

Find axis of symmetry: y = 3x2+6x-5

x = -1

300

Solve the following quadratic equation: y = 5x2-x-4

x = -4/5, 1

300

Is the parabola concave up or down, and how many solutions does it have? 


Concave down, 2 solutions 

300

The equation for a support span is given by h=−(1/40)(x − 20)2, where h(m) is the distance below the deck of a bridge and x(m) is the distance from the left side. Determine the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.

TP: (20, 0)

400

Factorise: 2x2-x-15

(x-3)(2x+5)


400

Find turning point and state if maximum or minimum: y = x2+8x+16

Minimum, (-4, 0)

400

Solve the following using the quadratic formula: 

y = 2x2 + 4x − 3

x = 0.58, −2.58

400

Describe the transformations made to the graph of y = xfor the following quadratic: y = (x − 1)+ 16

Translated 1 unit right and 16 units up 

400

A piece of wire measuring 100 cm in length is bent into the shape of a rectangle. Let x cm be the breadth of the rectangle. Write an equation for the area of the rectangle (A cm 2) in terms of x .

A = x(50-x)

500

Factorise: 6y2+7y-5

(2y-1)(3y+5)

500

Messi kicked a soccer ball from mid-field to the goal. The height (m) of the ball can be described by the equation h = -3t2 +12. What is the maximum height reached by the ball?

12 m

500

Find the solutions to the equation: y = 3x2− 4x − 2

x = -0.39, 1.72

500

Write, in vertex form, the equation of a parabola that has been horizontally translated 3 units left and vertically translated 5 units down.

y = (x+3)2-5

500

Mbappe kicked the soccer ball. The height (m) of the ball at t seconds can be given by h =-16t2+80t+384. Find when the ball reaches the max height AND the max height.

t = 2.5 seconds, h = 544 m

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