Quadratic Functions Test

Does this graph in the back have maximum or minimum value?

• maximum
• minimum
• neither
• both

What is the axis of symmetry for the following equation?
y=4x²-8x+9

• x=-8
• x=1
• x=-1
• x=2

Find the vertex of 
f(x) = -x² - 4x + 12

• (-2, 16)
• (2, 0)
• (2, 4)
• (-2, 4)

What direction is the following equation opening?
y=-3x²-7x+8

• Up
• Down
• Left
• Right

Does
y = -4x²
have a maximum or minimum value?

• maximum
• minimum

What is the vertex of the quadratic function: y=1/2(x-3)²+8?

• (3,8)
• (-3,-8)
• (-3,8)
• (3,-8)

Joe Mauer hits a fly ball.  You can track the height of the ball using the equation:   h(t) = -16t² + 140t + 2  
What was the starting
                        height of the ball?                                                                                      

• -16 feet
• 140 feet
• 2 feet
• 0 feet

What is the axis of symmetry?

• the slope of the graph
• the dividing line for a parabola
• a way to spin my pencil
• the x-axis

If the graph of a quadratic does not intercept the x-axis at any point, then it has:

• 1 Real Solution
• 2 Real Solutions
• Half a Solution
• No Real Solution

What is the y intercept for the equation:
y = -8x² + 3x - 7

• (0, -8)
• (0, 3)
• (-8, -7)
• (0, -7)