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Key Features of Graphs of Quadratic Functions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the vertex?

a)

(-1, -1)

b)

(-3, 0)

c)

(0, 0)

d)

(1, 3)

2.

Which of the following are the solution(s)? Check all that apply.

a)

(-3, 0)

b)

(-2, 0)

c)

(0, 0)

d)

(4, 0)

3.

Given y=(x+1)2+4y=-\left(x+1\right)^2+4  
The graph has a

a)

Maximum

b)

Minimum

4.

What is the significance of the ordered pair (0, -2) to the graph?

a)

It is the vertex

b)

It is an x-intercept

c)

It is the y-intercept

d)

It is the axis of symmetry

5.

Define Minimum

a)

The highest y-value on the graph

b)

Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis

c)

Where the parabola touches or intersects the x-axis, also called the x-intercept

d)

The lowest y-value on the graph

6.

Define Roots

a)

Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis

b)

The lowest y-value on the graph

c)

Where the parabola touches or intersects the x-axis, also called the x-intercept

d)

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

7.

Which of the statements about the graph is FALSE?

a)

The vertex is a maximum

b)

There are two zeros at x = -3 and x = 3

c)

The y-intercept is (0, 18)

d)

The range is y ≥ 18

8.

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

a)

It is the vertex

b)

It is an x-intercept

c)

It is the y-intercept

d)

It is the axis of symmetry

9.

Determine the domain and range of the function

a)

Domain: All real numbers, Range: All real numbers

b)

Domain: x ≥ -4, Range: All real numbers

c)

Domain: All real numbers, Range: y ≥ -4

d)

Domain: -1 ≤ x ≤ 5, Range: y ≥ -4

10.

State the domain and range.

a)

Domain: All real numbers, Range: y ≥ -9

b)

Domain: All real numbers, Range: All real numbers

c)

Domain: x ≥ -8, Range: y ≥ -9

d)

Domain: x ≥ -8, Range: All real numbers

11.

What are the zeros of the function? Choose all that apply.

a)

(0, 0)

b)

(-3, 0)

c)

(-6, 0)

d)

(18,0)

e)

(-3, 18)

12.

The height of a basketball after it bounces is represented by h(t) = -8t2 + 50t where h represents the height, in feet, and t represents the number of seconds that have passed since the ball bounced off the ground.


What represents the domain of this function?

a)

Height in feet

b)

Height in inches

c)

Number of seconds that have passed

d)

Number of basketballs

13.

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

a)

y = -2

b)

x = 3

c)

x = -3

d)

y = 2

14.

Define Zero

a)

Where the parabola touches or intersects the x- axis, also called the x-intercept

b)

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

c)

The highest or lowest point on the graph

d)

Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis

15.

What is the vertex?

a)

(-3, 0)

b)

(3, 0)

c)

(0, 18)

d)

(18, 0)