Quadratic Vocabulary

What is the shape of the graph of a quadratic function?

• Circle

• Square

• Parabola

• Triangle

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

If you have y = x² , what is the vertex of the graph?

• Maximum

• Minimum

• Undefined

• Point of Inflection

What is the term for the set of all possible output values of a function?

• Domain

• Range

• Function Set

• Output Values

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.1

What is the line that divides the parabola into two symmetrical halves?

• Axis of Symmetry

• Vertex

• Focus

• Directrix

What is the term for the x-values where the graph intersects the x-axis?

• X-intercepts

• Y-intercepts

• Graph points

• Axis crossings

What is the highest or lowest point on the parabola called?

• Vertex

• Focus

• Axis of Symmetry

• Directrix

What happens to the graph of a quadratic function when x² is positive?

• The parabola opens upwards.

• The parabola opens downwards.

• The graph is a straight line.

• The graph has no real roots.

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

Where does the parabola cross the y-axis?

• Y-intercept

• X-intercept

• Vertex

• Focus

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

If you have y = -x² , what is the vertex of the graph?

• Minimum

• Maximum

• Zero

• Undefined

How do you know when the graph is decreasing?

• The graph is increasing when the y values are increasing.

• The graph is constant when the y values are the same.

• The graph is decreasing when the y values are decreasing.

• The graph is decreasing when the y values are increasing.