5.5 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GRAPH OF A QUADRATIC FUNCTION

A line about which a figure is symmetric is the:

• Solution Set
• Intercept Formula
• Quadratic Function
• Axis of Symmetry

What is the Axis of symmetry?

• Y=3
• y=-3
• x= 3
• x=-3

What are the coordinates of the y-intercept?

• (-3, 0)
• (0, -3)
• (2, 1)
• y=-3

What is a parabola?

• The straight graph of a quadratic function

• The circular graph of a quadratic function

• The V-shaped graph of a quadratic function

• The U-shaped graph of a quadratic function

Use the graph to determine the solutions.
*Hint: Solutions = roots = zeros = x-intercepts

• -1 and -3
• 1 and -3
• 1 and 3
• -1 and 3

What are the x-intercepts?

• 0 and 2
• -4 and 0
• 2 and 3
• 0 and 4

What is the vertex?

• (2, 4)
• (3, -1)
• (0, 8)
• (4, 2)

The name for the maximum or minimum point on a graph is?

• y-intercept

• x-intercept

• vertex

• axis of symmetry

The graph of a quadratic is called a?

• curve

• circle

• line

• parabola

What is the vertex?

• (2, 4)
• (3, -1)
• (0, 8)
• (4, 2)