A Line in the Sand
Vertex Smertex
Minimums and Maximums
How’s My Form?
Popourri
100

This would be the line of symmetry for  f(x) =3x^2 .

What is x = 0?

100

This is the vertex of  y = -x^2

What is (0,0)?

100

This function, either produces a maximum or a minimum f(x) = 4x^2+2x-9 

What is a minimum?

100

This would be the form of  f(x) = (x+5)(x-5) 

What is the Intercept or X Intercept form?

100

He is the Governor of the State of Colorado. 

Who is Jared Polis?

200

The parabola will open in which direction for  y = -2x^2-3x+4

What is down?

200

To find the vertex, you use  x = -b/(2a) to find the line of symmetry. Then this is how you find the y value of the vertex.

What is place the value that you found for x into the original function and solve for y?

200

This would be the maximum or minimum for  F(x) = 2x^2-4 

What is a minimum of y=-4?

200

This would be the form of  y=2x^2+9x-32 

What is Standard Form?

200

This was what the students at the J K Mullen Home for Boys did at the beginning in 1931 to receive training in agriculture.

What is working a dairy farm?

300

Given  f(x) = -3x^2+12x-6 , this would be the line of symmetry.

What is x = 2?

300

Given  f(x) = -2x^2-6 , this would be the vertex.

What is (0,-6)?

300

This would be the maximum or minimum for the function  f(x) = -3x^2 +6x-9 

What is a maximum of y=-6?

300

This would be the vertex of the function  f(x) = 1/3(x-7)^2+13 

What is (7,13)?

300

This rapper is good friends with Martha Stewart and has appeared with her on her TV show and in commercials with Martha.

Who is Snoop Dog?

400

How would the opening of   

g(x) = 1/2x^2+6x-4  be compared to f(x) = x^2.

What is g(x) would be wider than f(x)?

400

Given  f(x) = 1/2(x+4)^2 , this would be the vertex.

What is (-4,0)

400

 There might be a maximum or minimum with the function  f(x) = 3x-5 

What is neither? it is a linear function.

400

These would be the zeros for  f(x) = -3(x+5)(x-7) 

What is x = -5 and 7?

400

Name one of the two cities where the first nuclear bombs were dropped during WW2. 

What is Hiroshima or Nagasaki?

500

Given  f(x) = 1/8x^2-1/64x+13 , this would be the line of symmetry.

What is 

x = 1/16?

500

Given  f(x) = -1/2x^2+8x-4 , this would be the vertex.

What is (8,28)?

500

Given  f(x) = 1/2(x-8)^2+4 , this would be the maximum or minimum.

What is a maximum of y=4?

500

This would be the vertex of the function  f(x) = -1/2x^2+6x-9 

What is (6,9)?

500

This team has won more Stanley Cups than any other team in the NHL.

Who are the Montreal Canadiens? (They have won Lord Stanley's Cup 24 times.)

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