Comparing Characteristics
Standard Form
Factored Form
Vertex Form
Characteristics of graphs
100

Between the table, equation and graph, which has the highest y-intercept?

Graph

100

What is the y-intercept of y=x2+2x+4

(0,4)

100

Does the function open upwards or downards?

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

Down

100

What is the concavity of 

y=2(x-2)2+4?

up

100

What is the y-intercept of the graph?

(0,2)

200

Between the table, equation and graph, which has the axis of symmetry furthest to the right?

equation

200

What is the coordinate of the y-intercept for y=-2x2+5x-4

(0,-4)

200

What are the zeros?

y=3(x-2)(x+1)

(2,0) and (-1,0) or x=2 and x=-1

200

What is the vertex of y=-3(x-2)2+4

(2,4)

200

What is the vertex?

(1,4)

300

Between the table, equation and graph, which has neither the lowest nor highest vertex?

Table

300

What is the coordinate of the y-intercept for y=10x2+5x

(0,0)

300

What is the y-intercept?

y=(x+2)(x+1)

(0,2)

300

What is the vertex of

y=4(x+4)2-2

(-4,-2)

300

What are the roots of the graph?

(-2,0) and (3,0) or x=-2 and x=3

400

Between the table, equation and graph, which has the fewest zeros?

Table

400

What is the equation for the axis of symmetry for y=2x2+12x-4

x=-3

400

What is the axis of symmetry?

y=(x-2)(x+2)

x=0

400

What is the axis of symmetry of 

y=(x+1)2+1

x=-1

400

What is the domain and range of the graph

D: All Reals

R: (-infinity, 9]

500

Which function has the steepest average rate of change on the interval [0,1]

equation

500

What is the coordinate of the vertex for y=x2- 4x+2

(2,-2)

500

What is the vertex of 

y=(x+2)(x+4)

(-3,-1)

500

What is the coordinate of the y-intercept of 

y=-2(x-4)2+20

(0,-12)

500

What are the intervals of increase and decrease of the graph?

Inc: (-infinity, 1)

Dec: (1, infinity)