
Understanding Parabolas

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8th - 12th Grade
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Aiden Montgomery
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the graph of y = x^2 when it is changed to y - k = x^2?
The graph shifts k units to the right.
The graph shifts k units upward.
The graph shifts k units downward.
The graph shifts k units to the left.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the graph of y = (x - h)^2 differ from y = x^2?
It shifts h units to the left.
It shifts h units to the right.
It shifts h units upward.
It shifts h units downward.
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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of changing the equation to y = -x^2?
The parabola opens upwards.
The parabola shifts to the left.
The parabola opens downwards.
The parabola shifts to the right.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the graph of y = 2x^2 compare to y = x^2?
It is the same width but shifted down.
It is wider and less steep.
It is narrower and steeper.
It is the same width but shifted up.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the graph of y = 1/2x^2 compared to y = x^2?
It shifts downward.
It shifts upward.
It becomes wider and less steep.
It becomes narrower and steeper.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the equation y - k = A(x - h)^2, what does the parameter A control?
The horizontal shift of the parabola.
The vertical shift of the parabola.
The width and direction of the parabola.
The color of the parabola.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If A is greater than 1 in the equation y - k = A(x - h)^2, what is the effect on the parabola?
The parabola becomes wider.
The parabola shifts to the right.
The parabola becomes narrower.
The parabola shifts to the left.
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