Quiz on Attributes of Parabolas

Define X-intercept

• The highest or lowest point on the graph

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the x-axis

• Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis

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

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

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

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

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

• It is the vertex

• It is an x-intercept

• It is the y-intercept

• It is the axis of symmetry

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

The axis of symmetry line passes through which point?

• y-intercept

• any random point

• vertex

• x-intercept

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

• vertex

• focus

• directrix

• origin

• parabola

• axis

A parabola has a vertex at (5, -3).

Where is the axis of symmetry?

• y = -3

• x = -3

• x = 5

• (5, -3)

What is the vertex of this parabola?

• (−1, 3)

• (−3, 11)

• (−2, 5)

• (0, 5)

What do we call the graph of a quadratic function?

• parabola

• linear

• cubic

• sinusoidal

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

When a parabola opens downward the vertex is

• a minimum

• a maximum

• a vertex

• a parabola

If "a" is negative, does the parabola open up or down? Does it have a maximum or minimum?

• Down, Max

• Down, Min

• Up, Max

• Up, Min

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A