Graphing Parabolas - Standard Form
Graphing Parabolas - Standard Form
1) 180
2) 32
3) 147
4) 384
5) n 2 + 10n = -20
6) 4k 2 - 45 = 3k
7) 9x 2 + x + 4 = -2x 2 - 3x
8) 4 p 2 - 5 p - 16 = -2 p 2 - 5 + p
Identify the vertex, axis of symmetry, direction of opening, min/max value, y-intercept, and
x-intercepts of each. Then sketch the graph.
9) y = x 2 + 12x + 38
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
11) y = 2x 2 + 6x
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
12) y = -x 2 + 6x - 5
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
14) y = -2x 2 - 8x - 9
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
15) y = 2x 2 + 2x - 4
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
1 5 3
17) y = - x 2 + x +
4 4 2
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
2 16 35
18) y = - x 2 - x -
3 3 3
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
10) y
11)
8
6
Vertex: (4, -2)
Axis of Sym.: x = 4
8
y
(
3 9
Vertex: - , -
2 2 )
Opens: Up 6 3
4 Axis of Sym.: x = -
Min value = -2 4 2
2 y-int: 30 2 Opens: Up
x-int: 5 and 3 9
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 xMin value = -
-2 -2 2
-4 y-int: 0
-4
x-int: 0 and -3
-6 -6
-8 -8
12) y
13) y
8 Vertex: (3, 4) 8 Vertex: (-5, -1)
Axis of Sym.: x = 3 Axis of Sym.: x = -5
6 6
Opens: Down Opens: Down
4 Max value = 4 4 Max value = -1
2 y-int: -5 2 y-int: -26
x-int: 5 and 1 x-int: None
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
14) y
15)
8
6
Vertex: (-2, -1)
Axis of Sym.: x = -2
8
y
(
1 9
Vertex: - , -
2 2 )
Opens: Down 6 1
4 Axis of Sym.: x = -
Max value = -1 4 2
2 y-int: -9 2 Opens: Up
x-int: None 9
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 xMin value = -
-2 -2 2
-4 y-int: -4
-4
x-int: 1 and -2
-6 -6
-8 -8
16) y
17)
8
6
Vertex: (4, 2)
Axis of Sym.: x = 4
8
y
Vertex: ( ) 5 49
,
2 16
Opens: Down 6 5
4 Axis of Sym.: x =
Max value = 2 4 2
2 y-int: -6 2 Opens: Down
x-int: 6 and 2 49
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 xMax value =
-2 -2 16
-4 3
-4 y-int:
-6 2
-6
x-int: 6 and -1
-8 -8
1) 50
2) 196
3) 320
4) 64
5) 3n 2 - 26 = -7n
6) 8b 2 + 5 = 3b
7) 12b 2 - 7b - 19 = 3b 2
8) 15n 2 + 7n - 11 = 6n 2
Identify the vertex, axis of symmetry, direction of opening, min/max value, y-intercept, and
x-intercepts of each. Then sketch the graph.
1 11
9) y = - x 2 + 3x -
2 2
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
1
11) y = - x 2 - 3x - 4
2
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
12) y = -2x 2 - 1
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
1 7 5
14) y = x 2 - x +
4 4 2
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
15) y = -x 2 + 4x - 5
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
17) y = -x 2 + 9x - 20
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
18) y = x 2 - 12x + 39
y
8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
10) y
11)
8
6
Vertex: (-5, -1)
Axis of Sym.: x = -5
8
y
( )
Vertex: -3,
1
2
Opens: Down 6 Axis of Sym.: x = -3
4 Max value = -1 4 Opens: Down
2 y-int: -26 2 1
Max value =
x-int: None 2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 xy-int: -4
-2 -2
x-int: -4 and -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
12) y
13)
8
6
Vertex: (0, -1)
Axis of Sym.: x = 0
8
y
( )
Vertex: 2, -
7
8
Opens: Down 6 Axis of Sym.: x = 2
4 Max value = -1 4 Opens: Up
2 y-int: -1 2 7
Min value = -
x-int: None 8
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 21
-2 y-int:
-4 8
-4
x-int: 3 and 1
-6 -6
-8 -8
14) 15) y
8
y
Vertex: ( 7
,-
2 16
9
) 8
6
Vertex: (2, -1)
Axis of Sym.: x = 2
6 7 Opens: Down
Axis of Sym.: x = 4
4 2 Max value = -1
2 Opens: Up 2 y-int: -5
9 x-int: None
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 xMin value = - -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 16 -2
5 -4
-4 y-int:
2 -6
-6
x-int: 5 and 2
-8 -8
16) y
17)
8
6
Vertex: (4, -1)
Axis of Sym.: x = 4
8
y
Vertex: ( )
9 1
,
2 4
Opens: Down 6 9
4 Axis of Sym.: x =
Max value = -1 4 2
2 y-int: -17 2 Opens: Down
x-int: None 1
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 xMax value =
-2 -2 4
-4 y-int: -20
-4
x-int: 5 and 4
-6 -6
-8 -8