Unit 4-2 Assessment Review: Solving Quadratics A.7B, A.8A, A.10E

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What is a quadratic equation?

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What is the standard form of a quadratic equation?

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What does the discriminant of a quadratic equation tell us?

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How do you find the vertex of a parabola represented by a quadratic equation?

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What is the axis of symmetry in a quadratic function?

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What is the maximum or minimum value of a quadratic function?

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The maximum or minimum value occurs at the vertex. If a > 0, the parabola opens upwards and has a minimum; if a < 0, it opens downwards and has a maximum.

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How do you solve a quadratic equation by factoring?

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What is the quadratic formula?

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What does completing the square involve?

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How do you determine the maximum height of a projectile modeled by a quadratic equation?

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The maximum height can be found by determining the vertex of the quadratic equation, which gives the time at which the maximum height occurs.