Vocabulary
Zeros
Vertex
Riddles
Discriminant
100

It's the point in the middle of a parabola.

What is the Vertex?
100

x2+6x+8=0

x=−2 or x=−4

100

What is the vertex of the quadratic function below? 

(4, -2) 

100

What do you call an angry carrot?

A steamed veggie.

100

How many roots does this quadratic have? 

2x^2-4x+1

2 real roots

200

The method used to solve for the x-intercepts of a quadratic. 

What is factoring? 

200

(x+7)^2-100=0

x=3 or x=−17

200

What is the vertex? 

(x+3)^2-8=0

(-3, -8)

200

What do you call a rude cow?

Beef jerky

200

How many real solutions will the quadratic

-(x+2)^2-20

 have? 

No real solutions


300

This is the line that splits a quadratic in half. 

What is axis of symmetry?

300

3x2 = −4 + 8x

x=2/3 or x=2

300

Write the following quadratic in vertex form


x^2-8x+1=0

(x-4)^2-15

300

What do you call an adventurous number?

A roamin' numeral

300

Daily Double

What values of k will the quadratic have one real root. 

2x^2+kx+1=0

k=+-sqrt(8) or +-2sqrt(2)


400

Another term for the x-intercepts of a quadratic. 

What are the zeros or roots? 

400

Daily Double 

Solve for x

8x2 + 16x = 42

{ 3/2 , − 7/2}

400

Write the following quadratic in vertex form. 

(x-7)(x+3)

(x-2)^2-25

400

What do you call a fish with no eye?

Fsh

400

Find the range of values for k in order for the equation to have two real solutions 

2x^2+(3-k)x+k+3


k<-1 or k>15

500

This is the part of the quadratic formula that tells me how many roots the quadratic will have. 

What is the Discriminant? 

500

r2− 4r − 91 = 7

r=2+√102 or r=2−√102

500

Write the following quadratic in vertex form

3x^2-6x+12

3(x-1)^2+9

500

How do you make seven an even number?

Remove the "s"

500

What values of k will the quadratic equation have no real solutions? 

(k-1)x^2+2x+(2k-3)=0

 k<1/2 or k>2 

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