Factoring
The factor pairs of
x^2-x-12
What are
(x-4)(x+3)
Describe how this parabola might look:
y=3x^2-6x+4
What is "Open at the top; vertex on the bottom"
Another name for the "root" of a quadratic equation
What is
Zero
(or x-intercept, or solution)
The axis of symmetry of
x^2-4x+5
What is +2?
The value of i15
-i or i^3
The factor pairs of
x^2-8x+15
What are
(x-5)(x-3)
Describe the location of the vertex
Where is "at the top"; or "it's a maximum"
The place a quadratic (or linear) function crosses the y-axis
What is
y-intercept
The axis of symmetry of
y=2x^2-6x-15
What is
3/2
The value of i34
-1 or i^2
The factor pairs of
x^2-4x+3
What are
(x-1)(x-3)
Identify where we can find the axis of symmetry
Where is "a vertical line passing through the vertex, dividing the parabola in 2 equal parts"
The "turning point" of a parabola
What is the "vertex"?
The axis of symmetry of
y=3x^2-2x+4
What is
+1/3?
The value of i52
1 or i^4
The factor pairs of
x^2+2x-24
What are
(x+6)(x-4))
Describe how this parabola might look:
y=-x^2-6x+4
An upside-down granola bowl (or ice cream cone)
The shape described by a quadratic equation.
What is
"parabola"?
The axis of symmetry of
y=-4x^2+2x+5
What is +1/8?
The value of
sqrt(-1)*sqrt(-1)
-1
The factor pairs of
x^2+3x-18
What are
(x+6)(x-3)
The location of the real roots (or root) of a parabola.
What is:
where the parabola crosses the x-axis.
When the quadratic equation has a positive x2 term, the shape a parabola will take.
What is open-at-the top, or ice cream cone shape.
The axis of symmetry of
y=-2x^2+4x+5
What is +1?
The value of i243
-i or i^3 or -sqrt(-1)