VOCABULARY
AXIS OF SYMMETRY
VERTEX
FACTORING and FACTORS
GRAPHS
All About Equations
100
The u-shaped graph shown by a quadratic.
What is a PARABOLA?
100
The equation for the axis of symmetry in the graph shown below is ________:
What is x = 1
100
This is the color of the point that represents the vertex in the graph shown below.
What is Green?
100
This is the factored form
x2 - 4x - 21.
What is (x -7)(x + 3)?
100
This is how a parabola opens when the vertex is a maximum.
What is downwards?
100
These are the solutions to the equation x2 = 49
What are x = 7 and x = -7?
200
The line that passes through the vertex and divides a parabola into two symmetric parts.
What is the AXIS OF SYMMETRY?
200
In a quadratic function whose x intercepts are (-4, 0) and (2, 0), the equation for the axis of symmetry is ________.
What is x = -1?
200
The coordinates of the vertex in the graph shown below are __________ and this point is classified as a ____________
What is (-1, 3) and maximum
200
This is the factored form of
x2 - 25.
What is (x - 5)(x + 5)?
200
These are the number of times a prabola may cross the x - axis.
What is 0, 1, or 2?
200
These are the solutions to the equation
(x - 6)(x + 5) = 0
What are x = 6 and x = -5?
300
The lowest or highest point on a parabola.
What is the VERTEX?
300
If the line of symmetry of a quadratic function is the
y - axis, the equation for the axis of symmetry is ______
What is x = 0?
300
This is the x value of the vertex in a quadratic function where (-6, 0) and (-10, 0) are on the graph.
What is -8?
300
This is the GCF of 12x4 and 18x2
What is 6x2?
300
The 8 in y = x2-5x+8 represents this when the parabola is graphed.
What is y - intercept?
300
This is the solution to the equation -4x + 5 = -31
What is x = 9?
400
These are three names for the place or places a parabola crosses the x-axis.
What are x-intercepts, roots and zeros?
400
This is the equation for the axis of symmetry in
y= -3(x + 8)(x - 2)
What is x = -3?
400
This point is the vertex of y = 4(x - 8)(x + 2).
What is (3,-100)?
400
This is the completely factored form of 2x3 - 2x2 - 24x.
What is -2x(x - 4)(x + 3)?
400
If x = 4 and x = -3 are the solutions to a quadratic equations, it means points with these coordinates are on the parabola and they are called _____________
What are (4, 0), (-3, 0) and x intecepts.
400
This is the equation in factored form for the parabola shown below:
What is y = (x + 2)(x - 4)?
500
y=ax2 + bx + c is called ______________ form and
y= a(x + m)(x + n) is called ______________form
What is standard form (y=ax2 + bx + c) and factored form (y = a(x + m)(x + n))
500
This is the equation of the axis of symmetry for
y = x2 - 4x - 60 .
What is x = 2?
500
The vertex of y = x2 - 36 is this.
What is (0,-36)?
500
This is the factored form of 4x2 - 15x + 9
What is (4x - 3)(x - 3)?
500
The parabola whose equation is y = 3x2 - 5x + 4 opens up because ____________ and its vertex is classified as ______________point.
What is the leading coefficient ( or "a" is positive) and minimum.
500
These are the exact solutions for the equation
4(x - 5)2= 24
What are
5 + sqrt(6)
and
5 - sqrt(6)