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8.1 Graphing Quadratic Functions

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which parent function matches the graph?
a)
y = |x|
b)
y = ∛(x)
c)
y = x2
d)
y = a⋅bx
2.
What type of function is shown?
a)
absolute value
b)
quadratic
c)
linear
d)
exponential
3.
What is the axis of symmetry?
a)
x = - 4
b)
x = - 2
c)
x = 0
d)
x = 4
4.
What is the axis of symmetry for y = x2 + 4x + 5
a)
x = 4
b)
x = - 4
c)
x = - 2
d)
x = 2
5.

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum value?

a)

maximum

b)

minimum

c)

neither

d)

both

6.

Does this graph have a maximum or a minimum?

a)

max

b)

min

7.
What are the x- intercepts?
a)
x= 0 and x= -4
b)
x= 0 and x= 4
c)
y= 0
d)
x= 2
8.

Identify the y-intercept

a)

(0, -3)

b)

(0, 1)

c)

(0, 3)

d)

(2, 1)

9.
What is the green dashed line called?
a)
roots or x-intercepts
b)
parabola
c)
axis of symmetry
d)
line of dashes
10.
What is the green dot on the parabola called?
a)
vertex
b)
root
c)
dot
11.
The graph of a quadratic function is called a
a)
Parabola
b)
Vertex
c)
Axis of Symmetry 
d)
Vertex Form
12.
What is the range of this function?
a)
-4 ≤ y ≤ 5
b)
-1 ≤ x ≤ 3
c)
All Real Numbers
d)
y ≥ -4
13.
What is the vertex?
a)
(2, 4)
b)
(3, -1)
c)
(0, 8)
d)
(4, 2)
14.
What is the vertex of the graph?
a)
(2,4)
b)
(-2,-4)
c)
(4,2)
d)
(-4,-2)
15.
How did we transform from f(x) =x2 
to
g(x) = -3x2
a)
reflection in x-axis and vertical shift down
b)
reflection x-axis and vertical stretch
c)
horizontal stretch
d)
reflection x-axis and vertical compression
16.
How many x-intercepts does this graph have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
no solutions
d)
cannot be determined
17.
Does this graph have a maximum or minimum?
a)
Minimum
b)
Maximum
18.
When a basketball is shot, it forms an arc (also known as a parabola). When the basketball reaches it's highest point, what is that point called?
a)
Minimum value
b)
Basketball
c)
Maximum Value
d)
A parabola
19.

Find the increasing interval

a)

(infinity, -2)

b)

(infinity, 2)

c)

(2, infinity)

d)

(-2, infinity)

20.

Find the decreasing interval

a)

(infinity, -2)

b)

(-infinity, 2)

c)

(2, infinity)

d)

(-2, infinity)

21.

Find the increasing interval

a)

(-1, infinity)

b)

(-infinity, -1)

c)

(-infinity, 4)

d)

(4, infinity)