Key Attributes of Parabolas

When a parabola opens downward the vertex is

• a minimum
• a maximum
• a vertex
• a parabola

The axis of symmetry of this parabola is...

• y=4
• y=-4
• x=4
• x=-4

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

A parabola has a vertex at (-3,2). Where is the axis of symmetry?

• y = -2
• x = 3
• x = -3
• y = 2

Use the graph to determine the solutions.

• x= -1 and x= -3
• x=1 and x= -3
• x=1 and x=3
• x= -1 and x=3

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CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.11

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

If "a" is negative, does the parabola open up or down? Does it have a maximum or minimum?

• Down, Max
• Down, Min
• Up, Max
• Up, Min

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

Which word does not mean x-intercept?

• Roots

• Factors

• Zeros

• Solutions

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7C

What is the vertex of the function
f(x) = -x²+8x-10?

• (4,6)
• (4,38)
• (-4, -10)
• (8, -10)

Find the vertex of 
f(x) = -x² - 4x + 12

• (-2, 16)
• (2, 0)
• (2, 4)
• (-2, 4)

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

How many solutions does this graph have?

• one
• two
• no solutions
• cannot be determined

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CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.11

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.7

What are the zeros of the function
f(x)= -4(x - 3)(x+5)?

• x= -12 and x= 20
• x= -5 and x=3
• x= -4 and x= -5
• x= -3 and x= 5

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7C