Vocab
Parabola Characteristics
Graphing
Solving
Word Problems
100

What is the name of the point on a quadratic function that will be the maximum or minimum of the function?

Vertex

100

What does the 'c' value tell us?

The y-intercept

100

Without using any math, what is the y-intercept of the function y=3x^2-5x

(0, 0)

100

Solve: x^2=484

Round to nearest tenth if needed

x=22

x=-22

100

Mia tosses a ball to her dog. The function h=-0.5t^2+2t+6 represents the path of the ball where h represents the height in feet and x represents time in seconds. What is the maximum height the ball reaches?

8 feet

200

What are the three other names for solutions of a quadratic equation?

Zeros, roots, x-intercepts

200

Without finding it, would the vertex of this function be a minimum or maximum and why? y=5x^2+10x-2

Minimum because the parabola opens up

200

Find the vertex of the quadratic function y=x^2+10x+6

(-5, -19)

200

Solve: n^2-7n=-6

Round to nearest tenth if needed

n=6

n=1

200

The length of a photograph is 1 cm less than twice the width. The area is 45 cm squared. Find the dimensions of the photograph.

9 cm by 5 cm

300

What is the name of the line that divides a quadratic function exactly in half?

Axis of symmetry

300

Order the following quadratic functions from narrowest to widest.

y=-10x^2                  y=-1/3x^2

y=-2/3x^2                y=2x^2

y=-10x^2, y=2x^2, y=-2/3x^2, y=-1/3x^2

300

Graph: y=-2x^2-16x-35

V (-4, -3)

(-5, -5,)

(-3, -5)

(-6, -11)

(-2, -11)

300

Solve: r^2-5r-43=-9

Round to nearest tenth if needed

r=8.8

r=-3.8

300

A football is punted into the air. Its height h, in meters, after t seconds is modeled by the equation h=-4.9t^2+24.5t+1. When does the football hit the ground? Round to the nearest hundredth.

5.04 seconds

400

What are the five methods of solving a quadratic equation?

Graphing, square roots, factoring, completing the square, quadratic formula

400

If the x-intercepts of a quadratic function are (6, 0) and (-12, 0), what is the AOS?

AOS: x=-3

400

Graph: y=-2(x+2)(x-4)

V (1, 18)

(0, 16)

(2, 16)

(3, 10)

(-1, 10)

400

Solve the system:

y=x^2-4x-1

x+y=-3

Round to nearest tenth if needed

(1, -4) and (2, -5)

400

A rectangular lawn measuring 8 m by 4 m is surrounded by a flower bed of uniform width. The combined area of the lawn and the flower bed is 165 m squares. What is the width of the flower bed?

3.5 m

500

What are the three forms of a quadratic equation?

Standard form, intercept form, vertex form

500

How can you transform y=x^2 to be wide, shift 5 units down, and 2 units left?

y=1/4(x+2)^2-5

500

Graph: y=2(x-7/2)^2+1/2

V (3.5, 0.5)

(3, 1)

(4, 1)

(2, 5)

(5, 5)



500

Solve: (x-3)^2=2x-1

Round to nearest tenth if needed

x=4-rt(6)=1.5

x=4+rt(6)=6.4

500

A rectangle and square have the same area. The length of the rectangle is 70 ft more than two times its width. The length of a side of the square is 30 ft. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

90 ft by 10 ft

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