Quadratics Quiz 1

What is the green dot on the parabola called?

• maximum
• minumum
• roots
• zeros

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.

What is the vertex?

• (4,-4)
• (2,0)
• (0,2)
• (6,0)

What is the vertex?

• (1, -3)

• (-1, 3)

• (3, -1)

• (-3, 1)

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum value?

• maximum
• minimum
• neither
• both

If given the equation
y = 3(x + 5)² - 4,
what is the vertex of the parabola?

• (5, -4)
• (-5, -4)
• (-15, -4)
• (15, -4)

Given the equation for this parabola:
 y=-(x-4)²-3,
does this parabola have a maximum or minimum value?

• Maximum
• Minimum

Identify the vertex and whether the graph opens up or down.

• (5, 2); opens up
• (5, 2); opens down
• (-5, 2); opens up
• (-5, 2); opens down

What is the green dashed line called?

• roots or x-intercepts
• parabola
• axis of symmetry
• line of dashes

Which equation has a vertex of (-3, 4)?

• y = 2(x+3)² + 4
• y = (x+3)² - 4
• y = (x-3)² + 4
• y = 2(x - 3)² + 4