EQ: ___________________________________________________________________

Vocabulary: Label the picture:

1. Vertex –
 y


2. Roots –

 x
3. Axis (line) of symmetry – − − − − − −     
−
−
4. Maximum vertex – −
−

5. Minimum vertex –

Using the picture above, determine the following:

Roots (x-intercepts):____________________ Y-intercept: ____________________________

Opens Up or Down: ____________________ Maximum or Minimum: ___________________

Vertex Coordinates: ____________________ Axis of Symmetry: _______________________

Examples:
1. y = x 2 - 3

Question Answer
 y


Vertex?

 x Maximum or Minimum?
− − − − − −     
− Roots (x-intercepts)?
−
−
− Axis of symmetry?
 2. y = -x 2 + 2

 y Question Answer

 Vertex?

 x
Maximum or Minimum?
− − − − − −     
− Roots (x-intercepts)?
−
− Axis of symmetry?
−

What differences do you notice between the equations from #1 & #2?

How do those differences affect the graph?

3. Using the graph below answer the following questions.

a) What is the vertex?

b) Is it a max or a min?

c) What is the line of symmetry?

d) What is the y-intercept?

e) What are the x-intercepts?

f) What is the best estimate of the positive value of x for which this function equals -5?
4. Using the graph below answer the following questions.

a) What is the maximum point?

b) What is the axis of symmetry?

c) What is the y-intercept?

d) What are the x-intercepts?

f) What is the best estimate of the

largest value of x for which this
function equals 80?

5. Using the graph below, answer the following questions.

a) What is the vertex?

b) Is it a minimum or maximum vertex?

c) What is the axis of symmetry?

d) What is the y-intercept?

e) What are the x-intercepts?

f) What x-value(s) make f(x) = -5?