The lowest or highest point on a parabola.
Vertex
(-3x)(x-4)
-3x2+12x
x2+8x+12
(x+6)(x+2)
2x2+7x+3
(2x+1)(x+3)
(x+2)(x-3)
x=-2 and x=3
The line that passes through the vertex and divides a parabola into two symmetric parts.
Axis of Symmetry
(x+5)(x-4)
x2+x-20
x2-11x+18
(x-9)(x-2)
5x2+26x+5
(5x+1)(x+5)
(2x+3)(x-6)
x=-3/2 and x=6
The standard form of a quadratic equation.
ax2+bx+c
(3x+2)(x-3)
3x2-7x-6
x2+5x-24
(x+8)(x-3)
3x2-10x+7
(3x-7)(x-1)
(4x+3)(5x-2)
x=-3/4 and x=2/5
The u-shaped graph created by a quadratic function.
Parabola
(-x-6)(2x+1)
-2x2-13x-6
x2-6x-7
(x-7)(x+1)
7x2-36x+5
(7x-1)(x-5)
3x2-20x-7=0
x=7 and x=-1/3
These are three names for the place or places a parabola crosses the x-axis.
X-intercept, Zeros, Solutions
(x+3)(x2-2x+1)
x3+x2-5x+3
x2-x-56
(x-8)(x+7)
2x2-9x=-10
(2x-5)(x-2)
6x2+x=15
x=-5/3 and x=3/2