Vert-ex Marks the Spot
STANDARD Procedure
Fear Factor-ed
I bought a book called 'Graph'.
It had a really good plot.
It had a really good plot.
Whatchamacallit?
Final Jeopardy
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100
The formula for the vertex form of a quadratic function when the vertex is located at the coordinates of (h, k) and has a leading coefficient of "a".
What is f(x) = a(x - h)2 + k?
100
The formula for the standard/general form of a quadratic function with coefficients of a, b, and c.
What is f(x) = ax2 + bx + c?
100
The formula for the factored form of a quadratic function with roots at r1 and r2 and leading coefficient of "a".
What is f(x) = a(x - r1)(x - r2)?
100
The coordinates of the vertex for the quadratic function in this graph.
What is (0, 0)?
100
The function family that includes functions that can be written with an "x2" term or as the product of two linear expressions.
What is quadratics?
200
The coordinates of the vertex for this quadratic function f(x) = 6(x - 4)2 + 3.
What is (4, 3)?
200
The coordinates of the y-intercept for this quadratic function f(x) = 4x2 + 9x + 14.
What is (0, 14)?
200
The two sets of coordinates of the x-intercepts for this quadratic function f(x) = -(x - 7)(x + 6).
What are (7, 0) and (-6, 0)?
200
A possible leading coefficient for the quadratic function in this graph.
What is (any negative number)?
200
The name of the shape of the graph of a quadratic function.
What is a parabola?
300
The equation for the axis of symmetry for this quadratic function f(x) = (x - 5)2 - 1.
What is x = 5?
300
The equation for the axis of symmetry for this quadratic function f(x) = 3x2 + 12x + 45.
What is x = -2?
300
The coordinates of the y-intercept for this quadratic function f(x) = 3(x + 2)(x - 3)
What is (0, -18)?
300
The coordinates of the y-intercept for the quadratic function in this graph.
What is (0, 4)?
300
These can be calculated from a table of a quadratic function and would be found to be constant.
What are second differences?
400
The quadratic function from this graph written in vertex form, with a leading coefficient of 5.
What is f(x) = 5(x + 4)2 - 4?
400
The coordinates of the vertex for this quadratic function f(x) = -x2 − 9.
What is (0, -9)?
400
The coordinates of the vertex for this quadratic function f(x) = -5(x + 6)(x - 8).
What is (1, 245)?
400
The equation of the axis of symmetry for the quadratic equation in this graph.
What is x = 3?
400
This reflective quality of quadratic functions is why parabolas can be folded in half along a specific axis and be identical on both sides.
What is symmetry?
500
The coordinates of the y-intercept of this quadratic function f(x) = -2(x-2)2 + 2.
What is (0, -6)?
500
The minimum value of this quadratic function f(x) = x2 - 2x + 3.
What is 2?
500
The quadratic function from this graph written in factored form, with a leading coefficient of -0.6.
What is f(x) = -0.6(x + 2)(x + 5)
500
The quadratic function written in factored form for the quadratic function in this graph, with a leading coefficient of -0.5.
What is f(x) = -0.5(x + 8)(x + 2)?
500
These are both alternative terms that are essentially interchangeable with "x-intercepts".
What are roots and zeros?
500
The range written in inequality notation for this quadratic function f(x) = -2(x + 3)2 + 11.
What is y <= 11