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LESSON
Interpreting Vertex Form and Standard Form
6-3
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
Determine if each function is a quadratic function.
1. y = 2 x 2 − 3 x + 5 2. y = 2 x − 4 3. y = 2 x + 3 x − 4

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Write each quadratic function in standard form and write the equation
for the line of symmetry.
4. y = x + 2 + x 2 5. y = −1 + 2 x − x 2 6. y = 2 x − 5 x 2 − 2

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Change the vertex form to standard quadratic form.

7. y = 2( x + 3)2 − 6 8. y = 3( x − 5)2 + 4

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Use the values in the table to write a quadratic equation in vertex

form, then write the function in standard form.
9. The vertex of the function is (1, −3). 10. The vertex of the function is (−3, −2).

x y x y

−1 17 −1 14

0 2 −2 2
1 −3 −3 −2
2 2 −4 2
3 17 −5 14

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11. The graph of a function in the form

f(x) = a(x − h)2 + k is shown. Use the
graph to find an equation for f(x).

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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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 1 1
6. y = −5 x 2 + 2 x − 2, x = 5. y = 2 x 2 − x − 1, x =
5 4
7. y = 2 x 2 + 12 x + 12 1
6. y = 5 x 2 + 2 x − 2, x = −
5
8. y = 3 x 2 − 30 x + 79
7. y = x 2 + 2 x + 3
9. y = 5( x − 1) − 3 2

⎛ 1⎞
y = 5 x 2 − 10 x + 2 8. y = ⎜ ⎟ x 2 + 1
⎝9⎠
10. y = 4( x + 3)2 − 2
9. y = 1( x − 0)2 + 0
y = 4 x + 24 x + 34
2
y = x2
11. y = −( x − 3)2 + 4
10. y = 1( x − 0)2 + 2
Practice and Problem Solving: C y = x2 + 2
1. Quadratic
1
2. Quadratic 11. y = ( x − 0)2 + 1
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3. Not quadratic
Reading Strategies
3
4. y = 2 x 2 + 3 x + 2, x = − 1. Possible answer: y = 2( x + 2)2 + 3
4
3 2. Possible answer: x = −2
5. y = −2 x 2 + 1.5 x − 0.5, x =
8 Possible answer: ( −2, 3)
6. y = −5 x − 2, x = 0
2
3. Possible answer: y = 2 x 2 + 8 x + 11
7. y = 3 x 2 + 3 x − 1.65 4. Possible answer: x = −2
3⎛ 7⎞ 5
2 Possible answer: ( −2, 3)
8. y = x− ⎟ +
2 ⎜⎝ 2⎠ 2 5. y = 2(x − 5)2 − 2
y = −6 x + 30 x − 34
2
y = 2(x2 − 10x + 25) − 2
9. y = 1.5( x − 1)2 + 2 y = 2x2 − 20x + 50 −2

y = 1.5 x 2 − 3 x + 3.5 y = 2x2 − 20x + 48

10. y = −7( x − 3)2 + 5 Success for English Learners

1. Compare the equation to the vertex form
y = −7 x 2 + 42 x − 58
y = a( x − h )2 + k . The coordinates of the
2
3⎛ 7⎞ 5 vertex are the ordered pair (h, k ) .
11. y = ⎜ x− ⎟ +
2⎝ 2⎠ 2 2. Compare the equation to the standard
form f ( x ) = ax 2 + bx + c. The coordinates
Practice and Problem Solving:
of the vertex are the ordered pair
Modified
⎛ −(b ) ⎛ −(b ) ⎞ ⎞
1. Quadratic ⎜ , f⎜ ⎟⎟ .
⎝ 2a ⎝ 2a ⎠ ⎠
2. Not quadratic
3. Quadratic
4. y = x 2 + x + 2, x = −0.5

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