Factoring
Vertex Form
Standard Form
Vocabulary
Find The Vertex
100

Factor: y = x2 - 8x + 15

What is: (x - 3)(x - 5) ?

100

The equation of a quadratic in vertex form.

What is: y = a(x-h)2 + k ?

100

The general equation of a quadratic in standard form.

What is: y = ax2 + bx + c ?

100

The graph of a quadratic function.

What is: A parabola ?

100

Find the vertex of: y = (x - 1)2 - 6

What is: (1, -6) ?

200

Factor: x2 + 5x - 24

What is: (x - 3)(x + 8) ?

200

The axis of symmetry of: y = (x+3)2

What is: x = -3 ?

200

The equation for finding the axis of symmetry for a quadratic in standard form.

What is: -b/2a ?

200

The vertical line that cuts through the center of a parabola.

What is: The axis of symmetry ?

200

Find the vertex of: y = -3(x+7)2 + 9

What is: (-7, 9) ?

300

Factor:  144x2 - 324

What is: (12x + 18)(12x - 18) ?

300

The axis of symmetry of: y = (x+1)2 + 2

What is: x = -1 ?

300

The axis of symmetry: y= -x2 + 2x + 1

What is: x = 1 ?

300

The turning point at the max/min of the parabola.

What is: A vertex ?

300

Find the vertex of: y = 2x2 - 8x + 23

What is: (2, 15)

400

Factor: 7x2 - 14x - 56

What is: 7(x - 4)(x + 2) ?

400

The axis of symmetry of: y = - 2x2 + 1

What is: x = 0 ?

400

The axis of symmetry of: y = 4x2 + 16x - 7

What is: x = -2 ?

400

Name for the location where the parabola intersects the y-axis.

What is: The y-intercept ?

400

Find the vertex of: y = -2x2 + 4x - 9

What is: (1, -7) ?

500

Factor: 20x4y - 80z8y

What is: 5y(2x+ 4z4)(2x- 4z4) ?

500

The transformations the graph: y = - 2 ( x-4 )2 + 1

What is: reflected over x-axis, vertical stretch of 2, shifts right 4 units and shifts up 1 unit ?

500

The vertex of: y = 3x2 - 12x +4

What is: x = 2 ?

500

A quadratic with a negative leading coefficient.

What is: A reflection over the x-axis ?

500

Find the vertex of: y = x2 + 4x - 1

What is: (-2, -5) ?