Math 1 Second Period Intro to Quadratics + Vocabulary

Front

What is the Standard Form of a quadratic equation?

Back

y = ax² + bx + c

Front

What do we call the vertex when it is the lowest point on the graph?

Back

Minimum

Front

In the quadratic equation y = 3x² + 9x + 6, what is the 'b' term?

Back

9

Front

What is the term for the highest or lowest point of a parabola?

Back

Vertex

Front

What is the vertex of the graph represented by the point (3, -6)?

Back

(3, -6)

Front

What is the general shape of a quadratic function's graph?

Back

Parabola

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

Front

What is the axis of symmetry in a quadratic function?

Back

A vertical line that divides the parabola into two mirror images.

Front

What does the 'a' value in the standard form of a quadratic equation indicate?

Back

The direction of the parabola (upward if a > 0, downward if a < 0).

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

Front

What is the range of a quadratic function with a minimum vertex?

Back

The set of all possible output values (y-values) of the function.

Front

What is the domain of a quadratic function?

Back

All real numbers.