Wks. 2.

2- Standard Form of a Quadratic Equation Name____________________________

#1 3, Write each function in standard form. Show all work.

#4 8, Fill in the blanks to the questions below.

4. For any quadratic of the form () = + + , the axis of symmetry is always the line ___________.

5. The vertex has an x-coordinate of __________. Substitute x back in to find y.

6. The vertex is a _________________ when the parabola opens up and a _________________ when the
parabola opens down.

7. The y-intercept is located at (0, _______).

8. The parabola is narrower than the parent graph f ( x) x 2 if a _______1 and wider if a _______1 .

#9 and 10, Identify the key characteristics of each quadratic function.

9. y x 2 3x 4
 10. y 2 x2 2 x 4

#11 13, Graph the function. Make sure you graph the vertex and plot at least four other points on the graph.

11. y x2 2x 1 12. f ( x) 2 x2 8x 13. y 3x2 6x 4

a= b= c= a= b= c= a= b= c=
y y y
10 10 10
9 9 9
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
1 1 1
x x x
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1 -1 -1
-2 -2 -2
-3 -3 -3
-4
-4 -4
-5
-5 -5
-6
-6 -6
-7
-7 -7
-8
-8 -8
-9
-9 -9
-10
-10 -10

Opens up or down? Opens up or down? Opens up or down?

Is vertex a max or min? Is vertex a max or min? Is vertex a max or min?

y-intercept: (0, _____ ) y-intercept: (0, _____ ) y-intercept: (0, _____ )

AOS is x =_______ AOS is x =_______ AOS is x =_______

Vertex: ( ____ , ____ ) Vertex: ( ____ , ____ ) Vertex: ( ____ , ____ )