Characteristics of Parabolas

Which of the following graphs could be y = 5x² + 1?

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The equation of the parabola is:

• y = x + 2

• y = x² + 2

• y = x - 2

• y = x² - 2

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What is the equation of this graph?

• y = - x²

• y = - x² - 3

• y = - x² + 3

• y = x² + 3

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Which equation would result in the parabola being wider?

• y = 0.5x² + 2

• y = x²

• y = 10x² + 7

• y = - 3x² - 2

What is the vertex of this parabola?

• (−1, 3)

• (−3, 11)

• (−2, 5)

• (0, 5)

Does the quadratic have a max/min vertex, and does the parabola open up/down?

• max/ opens down

• min/ opens up

• max/ opens up

• min/ opens down

What is the vertex of this quadratic equation?

y = 2(x + 2)² + 4

• (-2,4)

• (2,4)

• (4,-2)

• (-4,-2)

What is the y-intercept of this parabola?

• (−1, 3)

• (−3, 11)

• (−2, 5)

• (0, 5)

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

What do we call the graph of a quadratic function?

• parabola

• linear

• cubic

• sinusoidal

What is the maximum/minimum of a parabola called?

• vertex

• point

• top

• bottom