Quadratic Mid Unit Test

What is the y-intercept?
f(x) = -2x² + 4x - 6

• (0, 6)
• (0, -6)
• (6, 0)
• (-6, 0)

What is the axis of symmetry?
f(x) = x² - 8x + 15.

• x = -4
• x = 4
• y = 4
• y = -4

What do we call the highest or lowest point of a quadratic?

• parabola
• vertex
• graph
• point

What is the vertex?
f(x) = -x² - 4x + 12.

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

.How many zeros does this parabola have? 

• 3
• 2
• 0
• 1

What is the green dot on the parabola called?

• maximum
• minumum
• roots
• zeros

The standard form of a quadratic function is

• ax² + bx + c

• a(x - h)² + k

• y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

• Ax + By = C

If a is negative in the function, which way does the parabola

• up

• down

• left

• right

Identify A, B, and C if y=3x²-8+5x

• A=3, B=5, C=-8

• A=3, B=-8, C=5

• A=3x², B=5x, C=-8

• A=3x² , B=-8, C=5x

Does this parabola have a maximum or minimum?

• Maximum
• Minimum