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Vertex
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(x + 3)(x + 2)
What is x^2 + 5x + 6?
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x^2 + 7x + 12
What is (x + 3)(x + 4)?
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x^2 + 7x + 12 = 0
What is x = -3, -4?
100

The graph of a quadratic equation is called this

What is a parabola?

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y = 3x^2 + 5x - 9
What is (-5/6, -133/12)?
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(x + 9)(x - 7)
What is x^2 + 2x - 63?
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x^2 + 5x - 150
What is (x - 10)(x + 15)?
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x^2 + 5x - 150 = 0
What is x = 10, -15?
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The solutions to a quadratic equations are sometimes referred to as this "number"

What are "zeros"

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y = -4x^2 - 6x + 3
What is (-3/4, 21/4)?
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(x - 4)(x - 7)
What is x^2 - 11x + 28?
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3x^2 + 10x + 3
What is (3x + 1)(x + 3)?
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3x^2 + 10x - 1 = -4
What is x = -1/3, -3?
300

This line cuts a parabola into two equal halves

What is the axis of symmetry?

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y = 3x^2 - 8
What is (0, -8)?
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(3x - 4)(x + 7)
What is 3x^2 + 17x - 28?
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x^2 + 5x
What is x(x + 5)?
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x^2 + 5x + 9 = 9
What is x = 0, -5?
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This part of a quadratic equation is used in formulas to find the coordinates of the vertex, and will also tell you if the parabola opens upward or downward

What is the lead coefficient?

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y = 6x^2 + 5x
What is (-5/12, -25/24)?
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(x + 1)(x^2 + 2x + 3)
What is x^3 + 3x^2 + 5x + 3?
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14x^2 - 28x
What is 14x(x - 2)?
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14x^2 - 28x = 0
What is x = 0, 2?
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The y-coordinate of this point is referred to as  the minimum or maximum value depending on the direction a parabola opens.

What is the vertex?

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y = x^2 + 3x + 21
What is (-3/2, 75/4)?