Quadratic in Vertex Form

What steps transform the graph y = x² to y = x² + 8

• shifted up 8 units

• shifted down 8 units

• shifted left 8 units

• shifted right 8 units

Find the vertex.

• (-3,-4)

• (-2,-4)

• (2,-4)

• (2,4)

Find the vertex.

• (-1,4)

• (1,4)

• (1,-4)

• (-1,-4)

How can you tell the direction of the opening of the graph of a parabola by looking at the equation?

• The vertex tells you the direction of the opening

• The value of "a" tells you the direction of the opening.

• All parabolas open upward

• All parabolas open downward

Does the graph of
-2(x + 5) + 2
have a minimum or a maximum?

• Minimum

• Maximum

• It has neither.

• It has both.

The solutions of a quadratic equation are known as the _____.

• Vertices

• Roots

• Squares

• Formulas

Given the equation for this parabola:
 y = -(x-4)² - 3,
does this parabola have a maximum or minimum value?

• Maximum

• Minimum

What is the vertex of the graph?

• (2,4)

• (-2,-4)

• (4,2)

• (-4,-2)

Find the vertex

• (-8,7)

• (-8,-7)

• (8,-7)

• (8,7)

What are the green dots called?

• axis of symmetry

• vertex

• parabola

• roots or x-intercepts