Math 2 Notebook/ Assignment Check Unit 4B

(From Notes: Investigating the Graphs of Quadratic Functions)

Fill in the blank: The _____ of a parabola is the highest or lowest point.

• x-intercept

• y-intercept

• vertex

• direction

• axis of symmetry

• (2, 9)

• (-1, 0)

• (5, 0)

• (0, 5)

• (-2, 1)

(From Notes: Finding the Line of Symmetry)

What is the formula for finding the line of symmetry? 

•   a = 1

  b = 4

  c = 3

•   a = x²

  b = 4x

  c = 3

•  a = -1

  b = 4

  c = -3

•   a = -x²

  b = 4x

  c = -3

(From Notes: The Zero Product Property)

Select ALL that apply. The x-intercepts are often called...

• zeros

• solutions

• roots

• maximums

• minimums

• x=0

• x=1

• x=2

• x=3

• x=4

• (-1, 0)

• (0,-3)

• (-3,0)

• (3,0)

• (0,3)

• (-2, -1)

• (0,3)

• (-3,0)

• (-1,0)

• x=-2

• Min. at y=0

• Max. at y=0

• Min. at y=1

• Max. at y=1

• Min. at y=3

• Max. at y=3

• Min. at y=-4

• Max. at y=-4