Graphing Quadratic Functions

What is the axis of symmetry?

• the slope of the graph
• the dividing line for a parabola
• a way to spin my pencil
• the x-axis

Find the axis of symmetry for the graph

• x = -1
• x = 1
• x = 3
• x = -1 , 3

What is the axis of symmetry?

• x = - 4
• x = - 2
• x = 0
• x = 4

Find the axis of symmetry for f(x) = x² + 4x - 5 

• x = 2
• x = -2
• x = 4
• x = -4

What is the axis of symmetry for the following equation?
y=4x²-8x+9

• x=-8
• x=1
• x=-1
• x=2

What is the vertex?

• (0, - 1)
• (0, 0.5)
• (-1, 0)
• (0.5, 0)

What is the vertex of y=x²+4x+3?

• (2,1)
• (-2,1)
• (0,0)
• (-2,-1)

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

• y = -2
• x = 3
• x = -3
• y = 2

Find the vertex of f(x) = 2x² - 6x + 1

• x = 1.5
• x = 0.666...
• x = 3
• x = -3

Which of the following functions graphs the parabola shown?

• y = x² - 4x + 1
• y = -2x² - 8x - 3
• y = x² - 4x + 5
• y = 2x² + 6x + 1