Key features of a Parabola

What is the significance of the ordered pair (0, -2) to the graph?

• It is the vertex

• It is an x-intercept

• It is the y-intercept

• It is the axis of symmetry

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What is the significance of the ordered pair (2, -4) to the graph?

• It is the vertex

• It is an x-intercept

• It is the y-intercept

• It is the axis of symmetry

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When did the ball reach its maximum height? Choose the key feature and the answer.

• y-intercept, 3 secs

• x-value of the vertex, 4 secs

• y-value of the vertex, 5 secs

• y-intercept, 0 secs

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Which point is the vertex?

• (-8, 0)

• (-5, -9)

• (-2, 0)

• (-9, -5)

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What are the green dots called?

• y-intercepts
• rate of change

• vertex

• x-intercepts

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Define X-intercept

• The highest or lowest point on the graph.

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the x-axis.

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis.

• A line that divides the graph into two equal parts. i.e. cuts the graph in half.

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Define Y-intercept

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the x-axis, also called the x-intercept

• The lowest y-value on the graph

• The highest y-value on the graph

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis

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Define Vertex

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the x-axis

• The highest or lowest point on the graph

• Where parabola line touches or intersects the x- axis, also called the x-intercept

• A line that divides the graph into two equal parts. i.e. cuts the graph in half

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Define Axis Of Symmetry

• A line that divides the graph into two equal parts. i.e. cuts the graph in half

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the x-axis, also called the x-intercept

• The highest y-value on the graph

• The highest or lowest point on the graph

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Which function has an axis of symmetry of x = 0?

• 
• 
• 
• None of the above

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