Find the Vertex of a Parabola in Standard Form

The vertex of parabola y = - 2x² - 4x + 1 is

• (1, 3)

• (- 1, 3)

• (- 1, -5)

• (- 1, 5)

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

• max/ opens down

• min/ opens up

• max/ opens up

• min/ opens down

What is the equation for the AXIS OF SYMMETRY from the standard form of a quadratic? (also the x-value of the vertex)

What do we call the highest or lowest point of a quadratic?

• parabola

• vertex

• graph

• point

Find the Vertex: y= -5x² -20x - 26

• (-2, -6)

• (2, 6)

• (6,2)

• (3, 6)

Which formula allows you to find the x-value of the vertex from a standard form equation?

What is the vertex?
f(x) = -x² - 4x + 12.

• (-2, 16)

• (2, 0)

• (2, 4)

• (-2, 4)

Find the vertex, AOS, and y-intercept for the following equation.

What do we call the graph of a quadratic?

• line

• vertex

• equation

• parabola

• minimum

• maximum