13.

1Identifying Quadratics
Objective: I CAN . . .identify quadratic equations.
Quadratic Function:
Parabola

Linear Functions

vs.

Quadratic Functions

y 2x 1

Ex.
0

Ex.
2

y x2 1

Tell whether each function is quadratic. Explain.

A.
B.
x
-4
-2
0
2
x
0
1
2
3
4
y
8
2
0
2
y
0
1
4
9
1
6

C.

E.

y 3 x 20

2, 4 , 1,1 , 0, 0 , 1,1 , 2, 4

D.

F.

4
8

y 3 x 2 4

2,9 , 1, 2 , 0, 1 , 1, 0 , 2, 7

Use the table of values to graph each quadratic equation.

A.
x

y x2
yx

B.
2

-2

-2

-1

-1

y x

y x2

The graph of a quadratic function, _________________________________is called a

________________________.
Every parabola is _________ shaped.

If the leading coefficient (a) is positive the parabola will open ____________.

Ex.

If the leading coefficient (a) is negative the parabola will open ___________.

Ex.

y 3 x

y 2x2

Determine whether the parabola opens up of down.

A.

D.

y 3x 2 8 x 6

y 8 x 2 4

B.

E.

y x2 4x 1

y 8 x 7 x 2 3

C.

F.

y x2 7 x 3

y 9 8x x2

The __________________ is the highest or lowest point on a parabola.

If the parabola opens up, then the vertex is a ____________________.
If the parabola opens down, then the vertex is a _________________.
Identify the vertex of each parabola. Then give the minimum or maximum value of
the function.
A.

B.

13.2 Axis of Symmetry and Vertex

Objective: I CAN . . .find the vertex and the axis of symmetry.
Axis of
Symmetry
Find the axis of symmetry of each parabola.
A.

B.

Finding the
Axis of
Symmetry

C.

Given a quadratic function

the vertical line

y ax 2 bx c

, the axis of symmetry is

Find the axis of symmetry for each graph.

A.

y x 2 3x 4

B.

y 3 x 2 10 x 9

Finding the
Vertex

C.

y 2x2 4x 5

Step 1) Find the x-value for the axis of symmetry.

Step 2) Substitute the x-value into the equation to find the yvalue.
Step 3) Write the vertex as an ordered pair.
Find the vertex of the graph:

A.

y 5 x 2 10 x 3

B.

y x2 2 x

13.3Zeros of a Function
Objective: I CAN . . .find the zeros of a quadratic function.
Zeros of a
function
Find the zeros of each quadratic function from its graph. Check your answers.
A.

B.

C.

Solve for the zeros by factoring. Write the zeros as coordinate points (x-intercepts)
and plot each point.

A.

y x2 5x 6

B.

x 2 8 x 12 0

C.

x 2 2 x 15 0

The Quadratic Formula can be used to find the zeros of a quadratic function.
b b2 4ac
2a

x=
The discriminant of the quadratic equation is ________________________.
The discriminant can be used to determine the number of solutions for a quadratic
function.
If

b 2 4 ac 0
b 4 ac 0

(______________), the equation has _______________________________.

If

b 4 ac 0

, the equation has _______________________________________________.

If

(______________), the equation has _______________________________.

Find the number of real solutions of each equation using the discriminant.
A.

x2 4 x 3 0

13.4Graphing Quadratics

B.

x2 2 x 1 0

Objective: I CAN . . .graph quadratic equations.

C.

x2 2x 2 0

Graphing a Quadratic Function:

b
2a

1.

Find the axis of symmetry:

2.

Find the vertex by plugging in the x-coordinate into the equation. (x,y)

b 2 4ac

3.

Determine the number of solutions by finding the discriminant.

4.

If there are real solutions, find the zeros of the quadratic and plot each point.

5.

Determine if the graph opens up/down and sketch a parabola (u-shaped).

Graph the quadratic equation.

A.

y x2 2x 1

Axis of symmetry _________

Vertex: _________________
Discriminant:_____________

B.

y 9 x2

Axis of symmetry _________

Vertex: _________________
Discriminant:_____________

Zeros:___________________

Zeros:___________________

Opens:__________________

Opens:__________________

13.5Tranformations
Objective: I CAN . . .apply transformations to quadratic equations.

Transformations

Example

y ax 2 bx c

The value of _____in a quadratic equation (

) not only determines which ___________________ a parabola opens, but also the _______________ of a parabola.

Width of a Parabola
Narrower

Wider

a 1

a 1

Order the functions from narrowest graph to widest.

A.

B.

f x 2 x 2

1
g x x2
3

h x 4x2

f x 4 x 2

g x 6x2

h x .2 x 2

Vertical Translation of a Parabola

x2 c

Shift up

Shift down

c0

c0

Describe the vertical translation.

A.

f x x2 3

B.

y x2 2

C.

Compare the graph of each function with the graph of

A.

1
g x x2 2
3

B.

f x x2

g x 2 x2 3

y 4 x2