Quiz about Quadratic Vocabulary

Question 1

The highest or lowest point on the parabola

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Vertex

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Parabola

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Domain

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Range

Question 2

Where the parabola (U shape) crosses the x-axis.

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X-intercept

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Domain

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Range

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Y-intercept

Question 3

Another name for the x-intercept

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All of the above

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Roots

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Zeros

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Solutions

Question 4

A vertical line that cuts the parabola into halves. This always goes through the vertex and ALWAYS begins with "x=".

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Axis of Symmetry

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Parabola

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Quadratic

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Domain

Question 5

Where the parabola crosses the y-axis.

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Y-intercept

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X-intercept

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Domain

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Axis of Symmetry

Question 6

The graph of a quadratic function is called a

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parabola

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quadratic graph

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half oval

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vertex form

Question 7

Choose the answer that has TWO equivalent words for the word SOLUTION

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zero; x-intercept

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zero; y-intercept

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x-intercept; y-intercept

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zero; axis of symmetry

Question 8

In the picture, what does the coordinate (0, -2) represent?

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the y-intercept

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the x-intercept

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the minimum

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the axis of symmetry

Question 9

On a graph, the value of x represented on B by the points (-2, 0) and (2,0) and on A by the origin.

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x-intercepts

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y-intercepts

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vertex

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axis of symmetry

Question 10

The sum of a quadratic term, a linear term, and a constant in descending order

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standard form

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point-slope form

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slope-intercept form

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vertex form

Question 11

The minimum of a quadratic function is

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The lowest point (vertex) on a graph when a parabola opens up; the point where the graph changes from decreasing to increasing

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The highest point (vertex) on a graph when a parabola opens down; the point where the graph changes from increasing to decreasing

Question 12

The maximum or minimum point of a parabola, the point the axis of symmetry cuts through, is called

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vertex

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point of inflection

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origin

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starting point

Question 13

What is the orange line called?

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Axis of Symmetry

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Line of Solutions

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Roots

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Vertex

Question 14

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum value?

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minimum

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maximum

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neither

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both

Question 15

The maximum of a quadratic function is

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The highest point (vertex) on a graph when a parabola opens down; the point where the graph changes from increasing to decreasing

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The lowest point (vertex) on a graph when a parabola opens up; the point where the graph changes from decreasing to increasing

Question 16

another name for x-intercept

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Zeros

Answer

Vertex Form

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Quadratic Function

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Standard Form

Question 17

the turning point of the parabola

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Vertex

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Parabola

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Axis of Symmetry

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Solutions

Question 18

the line through the parabola so that each side is a mirror image

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Axis of Symmetry

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Vertex

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Maximum

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Maximum

Question 19

The axis of symmetry line passes through which point?

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vertex

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y-intercept

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any random point

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symmetrical point for the vertex

Question 20

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

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max/ opens down

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min/ opens up

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max/ opens up

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min/ opens down

Question 21

another name for x-intercept

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Roots

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Vertex

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Quadratic Formula

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Parabola

Quadratic Vocabulary

21 questions

The highest or lowest point on the parabola

Where the parabola (U shape) crosses the x-axis.

Another name for the x-intercept

A vertical line that cuts the parabola into halves. This always goes through the vertex and ALWAYS begins with "x=".

Where the parabola crosses the y-axis.

The graph of a quadratic function is called a

Choose the answer that has TWO equivalent words for the word SOLUTION

In the picture, what does the coordinate (0, -2) represent?

On a graph, the value of x represented on B by the points (-2, 0) and (2,0) and on A by the origin.

The sum of a quadratic term, a linear term, and a constant in descending order

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