Features of Parabolas

Features of Parabolas

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Multiple Choice

What is the maximum/minimum of a parabola called?

• vertex
• point
• top
• bottom

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What are the green dots called?

• y-intercepts

• maximum

• minimum

• roots/x-intercepts

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What is the green dashed line called?

• roots or x-intercepts

• parabola

• axis of symmetry

• line of dashes

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Which best describes the vertex of a parabola?

• Any point on the parabola.

• A point on the x-axis.

• The highest or lowest point of a parabola

• A point on the y-axis.

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Does the quadratic have a max/min vertex, and does the parabola open up/down?

• max/ opens down

• min/ opens up

• max/ opens up

• min/ opens down

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Does this graph have a maximum or minimum?

• Minimum
• Maximum

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Maximum or Minimum

• Maximum

• Minimum

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Does this graph have a maximum or minimum value?

• maximum

• minimum

• neither

• both

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What is the vertex of this parabola?

• (−1, 3)

• (−3, 11)

• (−2, 5)

• (0, 5)

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What is the y-intercept of this parabola?

• (−1, 3)

• (−3, 11)

• (−2, 5)

• (0, 5)

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Where is the axis of symmetry for this parabola?

• x = −1

• x = 0

• y = 3

• x = −3

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What do we call the graph of a quadratic function?

• parabola
• linear
• cubic
• sinusoidal

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The axis of symmetry is a line that goes through the...

• y-intercept

• any random point

• vertex

• x-axis or y-axis

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What are the x- intercepts?

• x= 0 and x= -4

• x= 0 and x= 4

• y= 0

• x= 2

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What is another word for zeros?

• y-intercepts

• roots

• vertex

• axis of symmetry

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.How many zeros does this parabola have?

• 3

• 2

• 0

• 1

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How many solutions does this quadratic have?

• Two Real Solutions

• One Real Solution

• No Real Solutions

• I don't know

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The axis of symmetry is a line that goes through the...

• y-intercept

• any random point

• vertex

• x-axis or y-axis

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What key feature tells the lowest point on the roller coaster?

• y-intercept

• vertex

• Axis of Symmetry

• x-intercept

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What was the approximate initial height of the roller coaster?

• 150

• 120

• 100

• 50

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Identify the vertex

• (-1,-9)

• (0,-8)

• (-4,0)

• (0,0)

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You are standing on your roof and throw a ball up into the air, trying to get it to land on a target on the ground. The equation $$h\left(t\right)\ =\ -16t^2+5t+15$$   models the path of the ball. Where t is time and h is height. How high was the ball when you first threw it up into the air?

• -16 ft

• 15 ft

• 5 ft

• super high

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You are standing on your roof and throw a ball up into the air, trying to get it to land on a target on the ground. The equation $$h\left(t\right)\ =\ -16t^2+5t+15$$   models the path of the ball. Where t is time and h is height. What is the maximum height the ball reached, rounded to the nearest tenth? What part of a parabola does this represent.

• 15.4 ft

  The y-intercept

• 15.4 ft

  The x-intercept

• 1.1 ft

  The x-intercept

• 15.4 ft

  The vertex

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You are standing on your roof and throw a ball up into the air, trying to get it to land on a target on the ground. The equation $$h\left(t\right)\ =\ -16t^2+5t+15$$   models the path of the ball. Where t is time and h is height. For how long is the ball in the air, rounded to the nearest hundredth?

• 1.14 seconds

• 1.14 feet

• 0.16 seconds

• 0.16 feet

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You are standing on your roof and throw a ball up into the air, trying to get it to land on a target on the ground. The equation $$h\left(t\right)\ =\ -16t^2+5t+15$$   models the path of the ball. Where t is time and h is height. How long does it take for the ball to reach it's maximum height rounded to the nearest hundredth? What part of the parabola tells you this?

• 1.14 seconds

  x intercept

• 1.14 feet

  x intercept

• 0.16 seconds

  vertex

• 0.16 feet

  vertex