Quadratic Features
Vertex & Transformations
Intercepts & Zeros
Factoring
Unit 4 Challenge
100

In y=x2 + 4x+ 1, is the parabola opening up or down? 

What is "UP"

100

What is the vertex of y= (x-3)2 +2?

(3,2)

100

A quadratic has one root at -4 with multiplicity 2. What is its x-intercept?

What is "(-4,0)

100

Which form makes the maximum/minimum easiest to identify: standard, factored, or vertex?


Vertex

100

Harry's football is modeled by h(t) = -16t2 + 48t. At what time does the football return to the ground?

3 seconds

200

Identify a, b, c: y=2x2-7x+3

What is: 

a=2

b=-7

c=3

200

The parent function is f(x) = x2. For g(x) = f(x + 3), which direction does the graph shift?

Left/ Right & How many times

Left 3 units

200

A quadratic has one root at -4 with multiplicity 2. What is its axis of symmetry?

What is "x=-4"

200

What is the area of a rectangle represented by the expression x(2x+5)?

2x2+5x

200

An object is dropped from 144 feet: h = -16t2 + 144. What is its starting height?

144 ft

300

For y = -2x2 + 4x + 6, find the zeros

x=-1

x=3

300

For y = -2x2 + 8x + 3, find the vertex and maximum value

Vertex= (2,11) 

Maximum= 11

300

True or False: The point (1,32) is a point on the graph h(t)= -16t2+48t

True 

300

What is the area of a rectangle represented by the expression (3x)(x+4)?

3x2+12x

300

A soccer ball follows h(t) = -5t2 + 20t + 2. About when does it hit the ground? Round to the nearest hundredth. 

4.10

400

For y = -2x2 + 4x + 6, give the axis of symmetry and maximum value

Axis= 1

Maximum Value= 8

400

What is the vertex of y=2(x+4)2-2? 

(-4,-2)

400

SURPRISE: Random Question Worth 800 points: Is this a situation in which the quantity changes at a constant rate per unit interval relative to another?


The population of tree frogs in a forest has been declining at a rate of 10% per year from the previous year for the past 5 years.


400

If the zeros are 3 and 1 and a = -3, write the quadratic in factored form.

Hint: factored form = a(x-r1)(x-r2)

-3(x-3)(x-1)

400

Jermaine is studying a quadratic function. He finds the function has only one root at –4, with a multiplicity of 2.

Which statements below MUST be true about the graph of Jermaine's function?

i. His parabola must open down

ii. The verse of his parabola must be (-4,0)

iii. The x-intercept of his parabola must be (-4,0)

iv. The axis of symmetry of his parabola must be x= -4

What is ii, iii, iv

500

A quadratic has vertex (2, 11) and opens downward. What does 11 represent in context of maximum or minimum.

Maximum 

500

The parent function f(x)= x2 is transformed for g(x)=f(x+3). What is the vertex of g(x)?

(-3,0)

500

True or false: (x+6)(2x+3) & 2x2+15x+18 have the same vertex. 

True

500

Factor: x2 - 8x + 16

What is (x-4)2

500

True or False: 

The following equations are equal

(x+4)(x-7) & x2+11x-28

False

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