Quadratic Functions Key Features Graph

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

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

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

Does this graph have maximum or minimum value?

• maxima

• minima

• neither

• both

If the vertex of a parabola is (2, −3), what is the axis of symmetry?

Identify the y-intercept

• (0, -3)

• (3, 0)

• (0, 3)

• (2, 1)

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

Define Zero

• Where the parabola 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

• The highest or lowest point on the graph

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis

Define Maximum

• The highest or lowest point on the graph

• The highest y-value on the graph

• The lowest y-value on the graph

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

Define Minimum

• The highest y-value on the graph

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis

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

• The lowest y-value on the graph