8.2 Graphing Quadratic Functions

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

• Maximum
• Minimum

Does the equation open up or down? 
Y = -3x² +7x - 2

• up
• down
• Neither; it opens to the right.
• Neither; it opens to the left.

What is the axis of symmetry?

• the slope of the graph

• the line that cuts the parabola in half

• a way to spin my pencil

• the x-axis

When a parabola opens "down" the vertex is known as a ___________.

(maximum or minimum)

When a parabola opens "up" the vertex is known as the _________.

(maximum or minimum)

What is the equation for axis of symmetry?

• y=3
• x=3
• x=5
• x=1

What is the maximum/minimum of a parabola called?

• vertex
• point
• top
• bottom

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum?

• Minimum
• Maximum

How many solutions does the parabola have?

• none

• one

• two