Quiz about Parts of Parabolas

Question 1

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum?

Accepted Answer

Minimum

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Maximum

Question 2

What is the equation for axis of symmetry?

Accepted Answer

x=3

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y=3

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x=5

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x=1

Question 3

What is the green dot on the parabola called?

Accepted Answer

maximum

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minumum

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roots

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zeros

Question 4

Does the quadratic have a max/min vertex, and does the parabola open up/down?

Accepted Answer

max/ opens down

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min/ opens up

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max/ opens up

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min/ opens down

Question 5

The axis of symmetry line passes through which point?

Accepted Answer

vertex

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y-intercept

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any random point

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symmetrical point for the vertex

Question 6

Which best describes the vertex of a parabola?

Accepted Answer

The highest or lowest point of a parabola

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Any point on the parabola.

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A point on the x-axis.

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A point on the y-axis.

Question 7

What is the vertex?

Accepted Answer

(4,-4)

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(2,0)

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(0,2)

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(6,0)

Question 8

The graph of a quadratic function is called a

Accepted Answer

Parabola

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Vertex

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Axis of Symmetry

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Vertex Form

Question 9

What is the axis of symmetry?

Accepted Answer

the dividing line for a parabola

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the slope of the graph

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a way to spin my pencil

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the x-axis

Question 10

Identify the y-intercept

Accepted Answer

(0,-8)

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(-1,9)

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(-4,0)

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(0,0)

Question 11

What is a Parabola?

Accepted Answer

The graph of a quadratic function

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The graph of a linear function

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The graph of an absolute value function

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A boat

Question 12

What are the x- intercepts?

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x= 0 and x= 4

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x= 0 and x= -4

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y= 0

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x= 2

Question 13

.How many zeros does this parabola have?

Accepted Answer

2

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3

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0

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1

Question 14

What are the x-intercepts?

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0 and 4

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0 and 2

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-4 and 0

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2 and 3

Question 15

What divides the parabola into 2 perfect halves?

Accepted Answer

Axis of Symmetry

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Vertex

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Axis of Doom

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x - intercept

Question 16

What is another word for ROOTS?

Accepted Answer

Zeros

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y-intercept

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Maximum

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Vertex

Question 17

What is the vertex?

Accepted Answer

(1, -3)

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(-1, 3)

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(3, -1)

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(-3, 1)

Question 18

What is the axis of symmetry?

Accepted Answer

x = -2

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x = -1

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y = -1

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y = -2

Question 19

What is the vertex?

Accepted Answer

(0.5, 0)

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(0, - 1)

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(0, 0.5)

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(-1, 0)

Question 20

Does this graph have a maximum or minimum value?

Accepted Answer

minimum

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maximum

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neither

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both

Question 21

What are the x-intercepts of this graph?

Accepted Answer

(-3,0) and (-1,0)

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(0,3)

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x = -2

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There are no x-intercepts.

Question 22

The axis of symmetry (line of symmetry) of this parabola is...

Accepted Answer

x=4

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y=4

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y=-4

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x=-4

Question 23

What is the green dashed line called?

Accepted Answer

axis of symmetry

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roots or x-intercepts

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parabola

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y intercept

Question 24

The domain of all parabolas is........

Accepted Answer

All real numbers

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0

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1

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x=1

Question 25

What is the axis of symmetry in this parabola?

Accepted Answer

x=1

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x=0

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x=2

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y=0

Question 26

What is the domain of this parabola?

Accepted Answer

All real numbers

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(0, 3)

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(-2, 0)

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(2, 0)

Question 27

When a parabola opens downward the vertex is

Accepted Answer

a maximum

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a minimum

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a vertex

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a parabola

Question 28

The axis of symmetry of this parabola is...

Accepted Answer

x=4

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y=4

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y=-4

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x=-4

Question 29

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

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x = -3

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y = -2

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x = 3

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y = 2

Question 30

Use the graph to determine the solutions.

Accepted Answer

x=1 and x=3

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x= -1 and x= -3

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x=1 and x= -3

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x= -1 and x=3

Question 31

Which word does not mean x-intercept?

Accepted Answer

Factors

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Roots

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Zeros

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Solutions

Question 32

How many solutions does this graph have?

Accepted Answer

one

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two

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no solutions

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cannot be determined

Question 33

What is the equation for the axis of symmetry for the quadratic function shown?

Accepted Answer

x = 5

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y = -3

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x = -3

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y = 5

Question 34

What is the y-intercept of the quadratic function?

Accepted Answer

2

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4

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-2

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0

Question 35

Define X-intercept

Accepted Answer

Where the parabola touches or intersects the x-axis

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The highest or lowest point on the graph

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Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis

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

Question 36

Define Y-intercept

Accepted Answer

Where the parabola touches or intersects the y-axis

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

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The lowest y-value on the graph

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The highest y-value on the graph

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

It is the y-intercept

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It is the vertex

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It is an x-intercept

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It is the axis of symmetry

Question 38

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

Accepted Answer

It is the vertex

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It is an x-intercept

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It is the y-intercept

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It is the axis of symmetry

Question 39

Which statement about the graph is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

The axis of symmetry is y = -3

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The vertex is (-3, 18)

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The vertex is a maximum

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The y-intercept is y = 0

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