GRAPHING
CHARACTERISTICS OF PARABOLAS
FACTORING
FACTORS NOT SOLUTIONS
SOLUTIONS NOT FACTORS
100

THE DIRECTION A PARABOLA OPENS WHEN "A" IS NEGATIVE

WHAT IS DOWN?

100

THIS IS THE TURNING POINT OF A PARABOLA

WHAT IS THE VERTEX?

100

THIS IS THE "GAME" YOU CAN PLAY TO FIND THE COEFFICIENTS FOR X IN A QUADRATIC

WHAT IS THE "X GAME"?

100

FIND THE FACTORS FOR 

b2+5b-24=0

WHAT ARE 

(b+8) & (b-3)?

100

FIND THE SOLUTIONS FOR 

b2+5b-24=0

WHAT ARE 

{-8, 3}?

200

BETWEEN MIN OR MAX, IT'S WHAT YOU HAVE WHEN "A" IS POSITIVE

WHAT IS MIN?

200

THIS IS THE Y-VALUE OF THE VERTEX OF AN UPWARD-OPENING PARABOLA

WHAT IS THE MIN?

200

TO FIND THE SOLUTIONS OF A QUADRATIC, YOU WILL SET ALL OF ITS FACTORS EQUAL TO THIS

WHAT IS ZERO?

200

FIND THE FACTORS FOR 

p2-7p+6=0

WHAT ARE 

(p-6) & (p-1)?

200

FIND THE SOLUTIONS FOR 

p2-7p+6=0

WHAT ARE 

{6, 1}?

300

IT'S THE FORMULA YOU USE TO FIND THE AXIS OF SYMMETRY

WHAT IS x= -b/(2a) ?

300

LOOKING AT THE "C" VALUE TELLS YOU WHERE THE GRAPH CROSSES THIS AXIS

WHAT IS THE Y-AXIS?

300

THIS IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE SOLUTIONS OF A QUADRATIC

WHAT ARE ZEROES (OR ROOTS)?

300

FIND THE FACTORS FOR 

x2-2=-x

WHAT ARE 

(x+2) & (x-1)?

300

FIND THE SOLUTIONS FOR 

x2-2=-x

WHAT ARE 

{-2, 1}?

400

IN THE VERTEX, THIS IS THE MIN OR MAX VALUE

WHAT IS THE Y-VALUE?

400

ANY EQUATION WITH A NEGATIVE "A" VALUE AND A MAXIMUM VALUE BELOW THE ORIGIN WILL NOT CROSS THIS AXIS

WHAT IS THE X-AXIS?

400

THIS IS THE NUMBER OF SOLUTIONS FOR A QUADRATIC THAT "BOUNCES" OR "SITS" ON THE X-AXIS

WHAT IS ONE?

400

FIND THE FACTORS FOR 

n2+9n=-8

WHAT ARE 

(n+8) & (n+1)?

400

FIND THE SOLUTIONS FOR 

n2+9n=-8

WHAT ARE 

{-8, -1}?

500

THIS KIND OF PARABOLA HAS A MAX VALUE

WHAT IS A DOWNWARD-OPENING PARABOLA (OR A QUADRATIC WITH A POSITIVE "A" VALUE)

500

ANY EQUATION WITH A NEGATIVE "A" VALUE AND A MAX BELOW THE ORIGIN CAN ONLY EXIST IN THESE TWO QUADRANTS

WHAT ARE QUADRANTS III & IV?

500

THIS IS THE NUMBER OF SOLUTIONS FOR A QUADRATIC THAT HAS A MINIMUM VALUE ABOVE THE X-AXIS

WHAT IS ZERO OR NONE?

500

FIND THE FACTORS FOR 

x2-3=-2x

WHAT ARE 

(x-1) & (x+3)?

500

FIND THE SOLUTIONS FOR 

x2-3=-2x

WHAT ARE 

{1, -3}?

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