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    Home > Subjects > Mathematics > Level 1 > 1.3 Tables, equations and graphs
    (AS91028) > Subject content > Quadratic equations and graphing parabolas
    Subject Mathematics AS 91028 Level 1 Credits 4 External

    Mathematics 1.3 Investigate relationships between


    tables, equations and graphs
    Quadratic equations and graphing parabolas

    Graphing parabolas by plotting points


    If an accurate graph is required plot points by drawing up a table of values.
    To do this:

    Use the values on the horizontal axis for the first row.
    Substitute in these numbers into the equation to work out the
    other coordinate.
    Plot the points and join them together with a smooth curve.
    Draw a rounded turning point.

    Example

    Draw the graph of y = x(x – 4) from x = 0 to x = 4

    First draw up a table for each of the x values and work out the y-value for
    each by substituting the number for x in the equation.

    x 0 1 2 3 4
    y 0 -3 -4 -3 0

    Plot these points and join with a smooth curve.

    Round the turning point.

    For more information see:


    Graphing Quadratic Equations I (http://www.purplemath.com/modules/grphquad.htm)

    Graphing parabolas by using transformations


    The basic parabola y = x2 can be transformed in the following ways:

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    y = x2 + 2 moves y = x2 up 2 units
    y = x2 – 2 moves y = x2 down 2 units
    y = (x – 2)2 moves y = x2 to the right 2 units
    y = (x + 2)2 moves y = x2 to the left 2 units
    y = - x2 reflects y = x2 in the x-axis (it’s upside down)

    For more information on transforming graphs see:


    Function transformations I (http://www.purplemath.com/modules/fcntrans.htm)
    Graphs of quadratic functions
    (http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/col_alg_tut34_quadfun.htm)
    Slider graph (http://math.hws.edu/javamath/basic_applets/SliderGraph.html)
    (Java™ required)

    Graphing parabolas by using intercepts


    To find where the graph cuts the x-axis, put y = 0 in the equation.
    To find the y-intercepts, put x = 0 in the equation.
    The axis of symmetry is halfway between the x-intercepts. Write
    an equation x = ? , The ? is where the line cuts the x-axis.
    The vertex has the same x-coordinate as the axis of symmetry.
    To find the y-intercept of the vertex, put the x-coordinate into the
    equation and calculate y .

    For more information on using intercepts, see:


    Curved graphs
    (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/algebra/graphsrev5.shtml)
    Slider graph (http://math.hws.edu/javamath/basic_applets/SliderGraph.html)
    (Java™ required)
    Parabolas in vertex form
    (https://mathbitsnotebook.com/Algebra1/Quadratics/QDVertexForm.html)
    Graphing quadratics: vertex form
    (https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/quadratics/vertex-form-alg1/v/graphing-
    a-parabola-in-vertex-form)

    Quadratic equations, with a coefficient of x2 other than ±1


    In the equation y = kx2 , the number k in front of the x2 means that the
    shape of the parabola changes.

    If the number is greater than one, e.g. y = 3x2 , the parabola will be steeper.

    If the number is less than one, e.g. y = x2 , the parabola will be flatter.

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    For more information on quadratics with a coefficient of x2 other than ±1,


    see:
    The meaning of the leading coefficient
    (http://www.purplemath.com/modules/grphquad2.htm)

    Graphing Quadratic Equations (http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/quadratic-equation-


    graphing.html)

    Slider graph (http://math.hws.edu/javamath/basic_applets/SliderGraph.html) (Java™


    required)

    Writing equations
    For excellence, assessment may involve writing equation(s) from a graph to
    solve a problem in context. For writing quadratic equations, a combination of
    two different types of transformations only is expected, eg y = 2x2 + 3 , or y
    = (x–2)2 + 1 .
    If you are given a graph and asked to find its equation you firstly need to look
    at the coordinates of the vertex. If the vertex is at point (1,2) then you know
    that the graph of y = ax2 (equation 1) has been translated 1 unit horizontally
    and 2 units vertically.

    Therefore the equation is:


    (y-2) = a(x-1)2 (equation 2).
    All you need to do now is work out the value of ‘a’. Do that by choosing some
    other point on the parabola (not the vertex) and substitute its coordinates
    into equation 2. You can then work out the value of ‘a’ and complete your
    equation.

    Graphing Quadratic Equations (http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/quadratic-equation-


    graphing.html)

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