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Quadratic Functions

This document discusses identifying quadratic functions. It defines quadratic functions as any function that can be written in the standard form y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a ≠ 0. It explains that the value of a determines whether the parabola opens upward or downward. Examples show how to graph quadratic functions using tables of values and how to find the vertex and minimum or maximum points. The lesson quiz tests identifying quadratic functions and finding their properties from graphs.

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Quadratic Functions

This document discusses identifying quadratic functions. It defines quadratic functions as any function that can be written in the standard form y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a ≠ 0. It explains that the value of a determines whether the parabola opens upward or downward. Examples show how to graph quadratic functions using tables of values and how to find the vertex and minimum or maximum points. The lesson quiz tests identifying quadratic functions and finding their properties from graphs.

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Lesson Presentation
Lesson Quiz

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Warm Up
1. Evaluate x2 + 5x for x = 4 and x = –3.
36; –6
2. Generate ordered pairs for the function
y = x2 + 2 with the given domain.
D: {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2}

x –2 –1 0 1 2
y 6 3 2 3 6

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Vocabulary
quadratic function
parabola
vertex
minimum
maximum

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The function y = x2 is shown in the graph.
Notice that the graph is not linear. This function
is a quadratic function. A quadratic function is
any function that can be written in the standard
form y = ax2 + bx + c, where a, b, and c are
real numbers and a ≠ 0. The function y = x2 can
be written as y = 1x2 + 0x + 0, where a = 1,
b = 0, and c = 0.

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The graph of a quadratic function


is a curve called a parabola. To
graph a quadratic function,
generate enough ordered pairs to
see the shape of the parabola.
Then connect the points with a
smooth curve.

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Example 1: Graphing Quadratic Functions by Using a
Table of Values
Use a table of values to graph the quadratic
function.
y = –4x2

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Example 2
Use a table of values to graph each quadratic
function.
y = x2 + 2

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As shown in the graphs in Examples 1 and 2,


some parabolas open upward and some open
downward. Notice that the only difference
between the two equations is the value of a.
When a quadratic function is written in the form
y = ax2 + bx + c, the value of a determines the
direction a parabola opens.
• A parabola opens upward when a > 0.
• A parabola opens downward when a < 0.

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Example 3: Identifying the Direction of a Parabola

Tell whether the graph of the quadratic


function opens upward or downward. Explain.
y = 5x – 3x2

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Example 4
Tell whether the graph of the quadratic
function opens upward or downward. Explain.

f(x) = –4x2 – x + 1

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The highest or lowest point on a parabola is the


vertex. If a parabola opens upward, the vertex is
the lowest point. If a parabola opens downward,
the vertex is the highest point.

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Example 5: Identifying the Vertex and the Minimum
or Maximum
Identify the vertex of each parabola. Then give
the minimum or maximum value of the function.
A. B.

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Unless a specific domain is given, you may assume


that the domain of a quadratic function is all real
numbers. You can find the range of a quadratic
function by looking at its graph.

For the graph of y = x2 – 4x + 5,


the range begins at the minimum
value of the function, where y = 1.
All the y-values of the function are
greater than or equal to 1. So the
range is y  1.

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Example 6: Finding Domain and Range
Find the domain and range.

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Lesson Quiz: Part I

1. Is y = –x – 1 quadratic? Explain.
No; there is no x2-term,
2. Graph y = 1.5x2. so a = 0.

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Lesson Quiz: Part II

Use the graph for Problems 3-5.


3. Identify the vertex. (5, –4)
4. Does the function have a
minimum or maximum? What is
it? max; –4
5. Find the domain and range.
D: all real numbers;
R: y ≤ –4

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