Impact of "a" on Quadratics, Transformations

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What is the line of symmetry of a quadratic function?

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What is the standard form of a quadratic equation?

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What does the minimum value of a quadratic function refer to?

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The minimum value of a quadratic function refers to the y value at the lowest point.

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What happens to a quadratic function when 'a' is positive?

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Any quadratic with a positive 'a' will open up and have a minimum.

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What does the maximum value of a quadratic function refer to?

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The maximum value of a quadratic function refers to the y value at the highest point.

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What is the vertex of a quadratic function?

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The vertex is the highest or lowest point of the parabola, depending on the value of 'a'.

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How does the value of 'a' affect the width of a parabola?

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The larger the absolute value of 'a', the narrower the parabola; the smaller the absolute value, the wider it is.

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What is the effect of a negative 'a' on a quadratic function?

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A quadratic with a negative 'a' will open down and have a maximum.

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What is the axis of symmetry formula for a quadratic function?

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What is the significance of the 'b' value in a quadratic equation?

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The 'b' value affects the position of the vertex and the axis of symmetry.