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What is the maximum/minimum of a parabola called?

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vertex

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Which is the vertex of y = x² + 16x + 71?

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V(-8, 7)

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If the blue graph is f(x) = x², the red must be...

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g(x) = (x - 3)²

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Which of the following describes the transformations done to the quadratic parent function of f(x) = x² to obtain g(x) = 2x² + 4?

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Vertical Stretch by a factor of 2 and vertical shift up 4 units

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What are the green dots called?

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roots or x-intercepts

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What is the standard form of a quadratic function?

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f(x) = ax² + bx + c

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What does the 'a' in the quadratic function f(x) = ax² + bx + c determine?

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The direction and width of the parabola.

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What is the axis of symmetry in a quadratic function?

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The vertical line that divides the parabola into two mirror images.

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How do you find the vertex of a parabola given in standard form?

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Use the formula x = -b/(2a) to find the x-coordinate, then substitute back to find the y-coordinate.

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What are the roots of a quadratic function?

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The values of x where the function intersects the x-axis.