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LESSON
Transforming Quadratic Functions
6-2
Practice and Problem Solving: Modified
A parabola has the equation f(x) = (x − 3)2 − 4. Complete. The first one
is done for you.

1. What is the horizontal translation? 3 to the right

2. What is the vertical translation?

3. What is the vertex?

The following graphs are translations of y = x2. Use them for 4–9.
The first one is done for you.

4. What is the horizontal translation? 5. What is the vertical translation?

−4
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6. What is the quadratic equation for 7. What is the horizontal translation for
the left graph? the right graph?

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8. What is the vertical translation 9. What is the quadratic equation for

for the left graph? the right graph?

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Graph the following equations for parabolas.

10. y = (x + 1)2 − 2 11. y = (x − 3)2 + 2

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 3. The graph of g(x) is a parabola that opens Practice and Problem Solving: C
downward and has the same width as the
1. (3, 4)
graph of f(x) = x2. Possible explanation:
The expression −x2 is equivalent to −1x2, 2. down
and so the value of a is −1. Since the value 3. 4
of a is negative, the graph is the reflection 4. −3
of f(x) = x2 when it is reflected across the
5. 2
x-axis. That is the reason the graph of g(x)
opens downward. For every x, the value of 6. positive
g(x) is the opposite of the value of f(x). That 7. y = (x + 3)2 + 2
is the reason the graph of g(x) has the
8.
same width as the graph of f(x).
LESSON 6-2
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
1. (3, −4)
2. up
3. −4
4. 2
9.
5. −4
6. y =(x − 2)2 − 4
7.

10. (4, 8)
8. 11.

9. (5, 9)
10. x = 5
11. (4, 7) and (6, 7)
12.
12. At x = 2 and x = 6 the ball is at y = 0 or
ground level.
Practice and Problem Solving:
Modified
1. 3 to the right
2. down 4
3. (3, −4)

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 4. −4 2.
5. −2
6. y = (x + 4)2 − 2
7. 2
8. −2
⎛ 1⎞ 3.
9. ⎜ ⎟ (x − 2)2 − 2
⎝2⎠
10.

4.

11.

5.

Reading Strategies
1. (−8, −10); left 8; down 10; a = 3; up;
stretch; x = −8; maximum value none;
minimum value y = −10
1
2. (5, 7); right 5; up 7; a = − ; down;
2 6.
compression; x = 5; maximum value
y = 7; minimum value none
Success for English Learners
1.

LESSON 6-3
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
1. Quadratic
2. Not quadratic
3. Not quadratic
1
4. y = x 2 + x + 2, x = −
2
5. y = − x 2 + 2 x − 1, x = 1

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