Labeling Parabolas

What is the maximum/minimum of a parabola called?

• vertex

• point

• top

• bottom

What is the vertex?

• (0, - 1)

• (0, 0.5)

• (-1, 0)

• (0.5, 0)

The axis of symmetry is a line that goes through the...

• y-intercept

• any random point

• vertex

• x-axis or y-axis

What is the green dashed line called?

• roots or x-intercepts

• parabola

• Axis of symmetry / Line of symmetry

• line of dashes

Which best describes the vertex of a parabola?

• Any point on the parabola.

• A point on the x-axis.

• The highest or lowest point of a parabola

• A point on the y-axis.

Identify the vertex

• (-1,-9)

• (0,-8)

• (-4,0)

• (0,0)

What is the vertex of this quadratic equation?  
y = 2(x - 2)²  +  5

• (-2,5)

• (2,5)

• (5,-2)

• (-5,-2)

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum?

• Minimum

• Maximum

What is the green dashed line called?

• roots or x-intercepts

• parabola

• axis of symmetry

• line of dashes

A parabola has a vertex at (-3,2).
Where is the axis of symmetry?

• y = -2

• x = 3

• x = -3

• y = 2