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UNIT 7 - Graphing parabolas

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the zeros of the parabola? 
a)
1, 5
b)
3, -5 
c)
3, 0
d)
-6, 1
2.

What is the y-intercept of this parabola?

a)

(0, 3)

b)

(5, 0)

c)

(−2, 5)

d)

(0, 5)

3.
Where is the axis of symmetry for this parabola?
a)
x = −1
b)
x = 0
c)
y = 3
d)
x = −3
4.

How do you know if a parabola has a minimum?

a)

When ‘a’ is positive there is a minimum

b)

When ‘a’ is negative there is a minimum

c)

When all the numbers in the equation are negative there is a minimum

d)

When all the numbers in the equation are positive there is a minimum

5.
What is the vertex of this parabola?
a)
(−1, 3)
b)
(−3, 11)
c)
(−2, 5)
d)
(0, 5)
6.

Does y = 2x2 + 5x - 8 have a maximum or minimum?

a)

minimum

b)

maximum

7.

What is the equation for axis of symmetry?

a)

y = 3

b)

x = 3

c)

x = 5

d)

x = 1

8.

For the quadratic y = x2 + 4x + 7, What is the vertex?

a)

(-2, 3)

b)

(3, -2)

c)

(0, 7)

d)

(2, 3)

9.

Given the equation y = -2x2 + 5, if the +5 is changed to another integer, which of the following will happen?

a)

the roots will be the same

b)

the parabola will open up

c)

the vertex will be different

d)

the graph will be vertically stretched or compressed

10.

How does y = -4x2 compare to the parent function?

a)

It opens up

b)

It's vertically compressed

c)

It's vertically stretched

d)

It's shifted down

11.

Which graph is vertically compressed the most?

a)

y = -5x2 - 10x

b)

y = 0.5x2 + 10x - 3

c)

y = 1/3x2 - 8

d)

y = 3x2 + 8x + 6

12.

What is the range of the parabola?

a)

x < 4

b)

y > 4

c)

x > 4

d)

y < 4

13.

What's the y-intercept of y = 3x2 - 6x + 4

a)

(4,0)

b)

(-4,0)

c)

(0,-4)

d)

(0,4)

14.

Given the parabola above, what are values of x when y = -3?

a)

-1 and 3

b)

1 and -4

c)

0 and 2

d)

-2 and 4

15.

How many zeros does this parabola have?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

0

d)

1

16.

If the roots of a parabola are at 5 and 1, what is the equation for the axis of symmetry?

a)

x = 0

b)

x = 2.5

c)

x = 3

d)

x = 6

17.
What is the vertex of the graph?
a)
(2, 4)
b)
(3, -1)
c)
(0, 8)
d)
(4, 2)
18.

Which of the following points could be the root of a quadratic function?

a)

(0, 5)

b)

(-4, 0)

c)

(2, 4)

d)

(-3, 9)

19.

The interval at which a zero can be found is?

a)

0 < x < 1

b)

1 < x < 2

c)

2 < x < 3

d)

3 < x < 4

20.
Which best describes the vertex of a parabola?
a)
Any point on the parabola.
b)
A point on the x-axis.
c)
The highest or lowest point of a parabola
d)
A point on the y-axis.
21.

What is the equation for the axis of symmetry given

y = x2 + 7x + 8?

a)

x = 7

b)

y = 8

c)

y = -3.5

d)

x = -3.5

22.

How can you tell whether a parabola opens up or opens down by looking at the equation?

a)

The vertex tells you the direction of the opening

b)

The value of "a" tells you the direction of the opening.

c)

All parabolas open upward

d)

All parabolas open downward

23.

Given the equation for this parabola:

y = -x2 - 3,

does this parabola have a maximum or minimum value?

a)

Maximum

b)

Minimum

24.

Which function is best represented by this graph?

a)

f(x) = -x2 - 4x

b)

f(x) = x2 - 4x

c)

f(x) = x2 + 4x

d)

f(x) = -x2 + 4x