Parabola Introduction

Which is the standard form of a quadratic equation?

• y=x³

• y=ax²+bx+c

• y=mx+b

• y=x

The graph of a quadratic equation looks like a...

• u- shaped line

• straight line

• wavy line

• circle

What do we call the graph of a quadratic function?

• parabola

• linear

• cubic

• ellipse

Which graph is a parabola?

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When a basketball is shot, it forms an arc (also known as a parabola). When the basketball reaches it's highest point, what is that point called?

• Minimum value

• Maximum Value

The lowest point when using a swing would represent a...

• Maximum value

• Minimum value

What is the maximum or minimum value of a parabola called?

• vertex

• x-intercept

• y-intercept

• mid-point

What is the green dot on the parabola called?

• vertex (maximum)

• vertex (minimum)

• x-intercept

• y-intercept

What is the name of the imaginary line that cuts a parabola in half and goes through the vertex?

• vertex

• axis of symmetry

• x-intercept

• y-intercept

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

• y-intercept
• any random point
• vertex
•  x-axis or y-axis