Quiz about Maxima and Minima

Question 1

What is the green dot on the parabola called?

Accepted Answer

maximum

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minumum

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roots

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zeros

Question 2

Does y = -4x² have a maximum or minimum value? (HINT: Graph the equation.)

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maximum

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minimum

Question 3

What is the vertex?

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(-2,-1)

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(-1,-2)

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(-3,-1)

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(2,1)

Question 4

Does this parabola have a minimum or maximum and what is its value?

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maximum: 5

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minimum: 2

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maximum: 2

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minimum: 5

Question 5

Does this graph have a minimum or maximum? What point?

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maximum at (3, 5)

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minimum at (-3, -5)

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minimum at (3, 5)

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maximum at (-3, -5)

Question 6

Does this graph have a minimum or maximum? What point?

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Minimum at (0, 2)

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Minimum at (0, 0)

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Maximum at (0, 0)

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Maximum at (0, 2)

Question 7

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum value?

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minimum

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maximum

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neither

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both

Question 8

Is this a max or min?

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max

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min

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cannot be determined

Question 9

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum?

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Minimum

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Maximum

Question 10

At what point is the minimum of this graph?

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(1,-4)

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(4,1)

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(-1,0)

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(3,0)

Question 11

Does this parabola have a maximum or minimum?

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Minimum

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Maximum

Question 12

Identify the vertex. (Vertex = Maximum or minimum)

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(0, -6)

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(-2.5, 2.5)

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-6

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(-6, 0)

Question 13

What is the vertex?

Accepted Answer

(-6, 0)

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-6

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0

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(0, -6)

Question 14

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

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It is the y-intercept

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It is the vertex

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It is an x-intercept

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It is the axis of symmetry

Question 15

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

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It is the vertex

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It is an x-intercept

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It is the y-intercept

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It is the axis of symmetry

Question 16

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum value?

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minimum

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maximum

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neither

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both

Question 17

What is the green dot on the parabola (graph) called?

Accepted Answer

maximum

Answer

minumum

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roots

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zeros

Question 18

Does this parabola have a minimum or maximum and what is its value?

Accepted Answer

maximum: 5

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minimum: 2

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maximum: 2

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minimum: 5

Question 19

What is the minimum of this graph?

Accepted Answer

(1,-4)

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(4,1)

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(-1,0)

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(3,0)

Question 20

What is the relative minimum?

Accepted Answer

(-1, 0)

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(0, 4)

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(2, 0)

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(0, 2)

Question 21

What is the relative maximum?

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(1, 4)

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(0, 2)

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(-1, 0)

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(2, 0)

Question 22

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum?

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minimum

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maximum

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neither

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both

Question 23

When the vertex is the highest point it is called ____

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maximum

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the tipping axis

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absolute primo axis

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minimum

Question 24

A vertex that represents the LOWEST point on a graph is called _____

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minimum

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maximum

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vertex

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home run

Question 25

Find the Vertex: y= x² +6x + 4 (HINT: Graph the equation on a calculator, then find the maximum or minimum.)

Accepted Answer

(-3, -5)

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(5, 3)

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(3, 5)

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(5, -3)

Question 26

Find the Vertex: y= x²- 4 . (HINT: Graph the equation on a calculator, then find the maximum or minimum.)

Accepted Answer

(0,-4)

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(0,0)

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(0,4)

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(4,0)

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