Key Characteristics of Parabolas

Which direction does this parabola open?

• opens down

• opens up

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

Does this parabola have a maximum or minimum?

• Maximum
• Minimum

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

What is the green dot on this parabola called?

• vertex
• root
• zero
• solution

What are the green dots called?

• axis of symmetry
• vertex
• parabola
• roots or x-intercepts

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

The axis of symmetry is a line that goes through the...

• y-intercept
• any random point
• vertex
•  x-axis or y-axis

Does this parabola have a max or min value?

• max

• min

Which best describes the vertex of a parabola?

• Any point on the parabola.
• A point on the x-axis.
• The highest or lowest point of a parabola
• A point on the y-axis.

State the type and value of the optimal value.

• minimum of 2

• maximum of 2

• minimum of 5

• maximum of 5

How many roots does this parabola have? 

• 3
• 2
• 0
• 1

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

What is the vertex?

• (4,-4)

• (2,0)

• (-4,4)

• (6,0)