Parts of Quadratics
Vertex
Vocabulary
Misc
Transformations
100

What is it called where the graph crosses the x axis?

x - intercept

100

What is the vertex of this graph?

(1,2)


100

A u-shaped graph

Parabola

100

When the vertex is the highest point of a parabola, what is it called?

What is maximum

100

When a is negative, what happens to the parabola?

What is Reflect?

200

What is the domain for all quadratics?

R

200

Find the axis of symmetry of 

y = -3x2+x+5

x = 1/6

200

The highest or lowest point of the parabola is called..

Vertex

200

When the vertex is the lowest point of the parabola, what is it called?

What is minimum

200

When given a>1 what happens to the shape of the graph?

Becomes narrower

300

Does the graph for the following quadratic equation open up or down? 

Down

300

What is the vertex of the following equation?

f(x) = x2-8x+16

(4, 0)

300

What is A in this equation? x^2+15x-7

What is 1

300

How do you know when the parabola opens up or down?

What is A is positive or negative

300

What is the transformation?

y=(x+2)2

Moves left 2

400

What is the point where the parabola crosses the Y axis?

What is Y-Intercept

400

Is the vertex for this equation the minimum or the maximum?

Max

400

Equation for Axis of Symmetry



x = -b/2a

400

Equation for quadratic's parent function?

What is y=x^2

400

What is the transformation?

y=x2-6

Moves down 6

500

Put the following equations in order from widest to narrowest;

I: f(x) = 3x^2-8

II: f(x) = (2/9)x^2-6

III: f(x) = (8/3)x^2-12

IV: f(x) = 7x^2-17


What is II, III, I, IV

500

What is the vertex of this equation?

y= (x+2)2-8

(-2,-8)

500

Vertical line at the center of the parabola.

Axis of Symmetry

500

What is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the following  

What is 13x?

500

y = 3(x-2)2 -1

Identify the transformations:

(Reflect/Shift left-right/ up-down)

3 -> 

-2 -> 

-1 ->

What is 

3 -> Vertical stretch 3

-2 -> Move to the right 2

-1 -> Move down 1