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Quadratic Functions
Quadratic Functions
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Mathematics
11th Grade
01/30/2014

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Term
Up or Down
Definition
a > 0, up

a < 0, down
Term
Narrower or Wider
Definition

 

|a| > 1 , Narrower

 

|a| < 1, Wider

Term
Axis of Symmetry
Definition

                                             b

                                    x = - ---

                                            2a

Term
Vertex of Parabola
Definition

                                                 b

                         x-coordinate = - ---

                                                2a

 

y-coordinate,

Substitute x into quadratic equation

solve for y

Term
y-intercept
Definition

 

c

 

(point (0,c) is on the parabola)

Term
Minimum or Maximum Values
Definition

Vertex's y-coordinate

 

minimum if a > 0

maximum if a < 0

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