Review
Vocabulary
Min. or Max.
Graphs
Word Problems
100

Factor  4x^2+12x 

4x(x+3)

100

Every quadratic equation has a U-shaped graph called this.

What is parabola?

100

Name the vertex of  y= (x-3)^2 +4 

(3,4)

100

Graph the equation:  y=(x-5)(x-1) . Must include vertex, and at least one  additional point on each side.

Vertex (3,-4)

Y-intercept (0,5)

x-intercepts (5,0) & (1,0)

100

the height h in feet of a small rocket t seconds after it is launched. The path of the rocket is given by the equation:  h = -16t^2 + 128t . What is the greatest height the rocket reaches?

What is 256 feet?

200

Solve  (x-2)(x+6) 

x=-6

x=2

200

The highest or lowest point on a parabola.

What is the vertex?

200

Name the vertex of  y= (x+1)^2 - 8 

(-1, -8)

200

Graph the equation:  y = (x+2)(x-2) . Must include vertex, and at least one additional point on each side. 

Vertex (0,-4)

X-intercepts (2,0) (-2,0)

200

The height h in feet of a small rocket t seconds after it  is launched. The path of the rocket is given by the equation:  h = -16t^2 + 128t . Express the interval over which the graph is increasing.

What is from 0 to 4 seconds?

300

Factor  x^2+3x-4 

(x+4)(x-1)

300

When a quadratic equation is written in this form: y = ax^2 +bx + c  

What is the standard form?

300

Name the vertex of  y=(x+4)(x-4) 

(0,-16)

300

Graph the equation:  y=(x+1)^2 - 2 . Must include vertex, and at least one additional point on each side.

Vertex (-1,-2)

y-intercept (0,-1)

300

Melissa graphed the equation  y = x^2  and Dave graphed the equation  y = -3x^ 2  on the same coordinate grid. What is the relationship between the graphs that Melissa and Dave drew?

What is reflected about the x-axis and stretched by a factor of 3?

400

Factor  3x^2+10x-8 

(3x-2)(x+4)

400

This is the number before the  x^2  that determines whether a parabola opens up or down.

What is the leading coefficient?

400

Name the vertex of
f(x)=x^2 - 4x - 5 

(2,-9)

400

Graph the equation:  y=(x-4)^2 + 3 . Must include vertex, and at least one additional point on each side.

Vertex (4,3)

Other points (2,7) and (6,7)

400

The graph of a parabola is represented by the equation  y = ax^2  where  a  is a positive integer. What happens to the new parabola if a is multiplied by 2?

Stretch by a factor of 2?

500

Solve  x^3-2x^2-25x= -50 

x=5, x=-5, x=2

500

The line that runs through the vertex and divides the parabola in half.

What is axis of symmetry?

500

Name the vertex of
f(x)=2x^2 + 4x - 6 

(-1,-8)

500

Graph the equation:  y=-x^2 -6x + 1 . Must include vertex, and at least one additional point on each side.

Vertex (-3,10)

y-intercept (0,1)

500

A water balloon is catapulted into the air so that its height h, in meters, after t seconds is  h = -4.9t^2 + 27t + 2.4 . What is the maximum height of the balloon rounded to the nearest meter?

What is about 39 meters?

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