Find Vertex of Parabola Graph

Find the vertex. 
y = 3x² - 12x + 1

• (-2, 37)

• (2, 1)

• (2, -11)

• (4, 97)

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

Does the quadratic      y = - x² - 2x + 3  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 axis of symmetry for the following equation?
y=4x²-8x+9

• x=-8

• x=1

• x=-1

• x=2

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

All Parabolas contain a vertex, when it opens up, this point is called a what?

• Maximum

• Minimum

How do you know if a parabola has a minimum vertex?

• When a is positive there is a minimum

• When a is negative there is a minimum

• When all the numbers in the equation are negative there is a minimum

• When all the numbers in the equation are positive there is a minimum

If we have the equation y=ax²+bx+c, how can we can find the x-coordinate of the vertex?

• -a

• -b/a

• b/2a

• -b/2a

What is the vertex of y=x²+4x+3?

• (2,1)

• (-2,1)

• (0,0)

• (-2,-1)

Which is the vertex of y = x²+ 16x + 71 ?

• V(-8, 7)

• V(-8, 3)

• V(8, 10)

• V(16, -2)