Introduction to Parabola

What is the equation of the axis of symmetry for this parabola?

• 1

• 2

• Narrow

• Wide

• This parabola opens upward

• This parabola's shape is narrow 

• This parabola's shape  is wide 

• The parabola opens upward 

• The parabola's shape is narrow 

• The parabola has a maximum

• The parabola has a minimum

In a parabola, "p" tells you the distance from the ​ (a)   to the ​ (b)   and ​ (c)  

• vertex

• focus

• directrix

• origin

• parabola

• axis

Does this parabola have a maximum or minimum?

• Maximum

• Minimum

What is the vertex from this graph?

• Upward

• Downward

• Maximum

• Minimum 

Quadratic equations take the shape of a _______ when graphed.

• parabola

• straight line

• snaked line

• elliptical