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Quadratic Functions: Chapter 2 Section 1

This document provides information about quadratic functions including definitions, forms, graphs and examples. It defines polynomials and quadratic functions, discusses their general, vertex, factored and standard forms. It explains that the graph of a quadratic is a parabola that opens up or down based on the sign of the leading coefficient. The document also provides examples of using quadratic formulas to find vertices and x-intercepts, as well as an example of a projectile motion function.

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Quadratic Functions: Chapter 2 Section 1

This document provides information about quadratic functions including definitions, forms, graphs and examples. It defines polynomials and quadratic functions, discusses their general, vertex, factored and standard forms. It explains that the graph of a quadratic is a parabola that opens up or down based on the sign of the leading coefficient. The document also provides examples of using quadratic formulas to find vertices and x-intercepts, as well as an example of a projectile motion function.

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Chapter 2 Section 1

QUADRATIC
FUNCTIONS
By: Brooke Tellinghuisen
Kelli Peters
Austin Steinkamp
VOCABULAR
Y
Term 2x-2
Polynomials 2 x 4  6 x3  5x 2  2
Degree 3x  6 x  4 x  2
4 2

Leading
coefficient
5x  2 x  2
3
DEFINITION OF POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION
Example of Polynomial Functions
f  x   ax  b
f  x  c
f  x  x
2

Polynomials are classified by degree.

Formula of Polynomial Function


f  x   a n x  an 1 x
n n 1
 ...  a2 x  a1 x  a0
2
DEFINITION OF QUADRATIC
FUNCTION
2nd degree polynomials functions are called quadratic
functions.

Example of Quadratic Functions


f  x  x2  6x  2
f  x   2 x  1  3
2

f  x    x  2  x  1

Formula of Quadratic Function


f  x   ax  bx  c
2

NOTE: a, b, and c are real numbers with a  0.


QUADRATIC FORMULA

x  b  b  4ac 2

2a

Used to find zeros (roots) in a


quadratic function.
Quadratics
General form
y=ax2+bx+ c
Vertex Form Factored form
y= a(x-h)2+k y=(x-r1)(x-r2)

Vertex
  b   b 
 , f  
Vertex  2 a  2 a 
(h,k) Vertex:
standard
form or
Roots: vertex form
Roots:
Standard
Quadratic
Form or
formula or
factored
factored form
form
Roots:
x= r1,r2
The graph for a quadratic function is a “U”-shaped
graph, called a parabola.

If the leading coefficient is positive, the graph opens


upward.
f  x   ax 2  bx  c, a  0
If the leading coefficient is negative, the graph opens
downward.
f  x   ax 2  bx  c, a  0
The point where the axis intersects the parabola is the
vertex.

If a > 0, the vertex is the point with the minimum y-


value on the graph.

If a < 0, the vertex is the point with the maximum y-


value on the graph.
PRACTICE PROBLEM
 F(x)=(x-2)^2
 Tell what direction the graph moves and if it
opens up or down.
PRACTICE PROBLEM ANSWER
Since the 2 is connected with the x in the parentheses the graph
moves the opposite way of what u think it would. Since it’s a
subtraction problem it moved to the right.
PRACTICE PROBLEM 2
 Find the vertex and x-intercepts of the equation
f(x)=x2-5
ANSWER TO PRACTICE PROBLEM 2
 Take (x2-5) and set equal to zero
 x2-5=0 To find your vertex

+5 =+5 Use the formula to find


your vertex
x2 =5   b   b 
 , f  
x 5  2 a  2 a 
0
Plug 0 back into
Those would be your 2(1)
the equation and
x-intercepts
solve.
Your answer is (0, -5)
AREA
EXAMPLE
 Area Problem
A(x)=width x length
A farmer has 200 yards of fencing. Write the area
as a function of x, if the farmer encloses a
rectangular area letting the width equal to x.
What is my maximum area? What are my zeros?
Do the zeros match common sense?
L

X-100=x(-x) 2x+2L=200
-x2+100x X X -2x -2x
Finding the Vertex 2L=200-2x
-100/ 2(-1) 2L/2=200-2x/2
(50,2500) L=100-x
L
PROJECTILE MOTION FUNCTION

h x   ax  bx  c
2 A function of
height that
depends on
time.

a = acceleration of gravity.
b = initial velocity in which
object is thrown.
c = initial height.
PROJECTILE MOTION PROBLEM
 An object is launched at 19.6 meters per second
from a 58.8 meter tall platform.
 The equation for the objects highest s at time t
seconds after launch is s(t)=-4.9t2+19.6t+58.8,
where s is in meters.
 When does the object strike the ground?
ANSWER TO PROJECTILE MOTION
PROBLEM
 0=-4.9t2+19.6t+58.8
 0=t2-4t-12
 0=(t-6)(t+2)
 So T=6 and -2. The answer cant be negative so
the object hit the ground at 6 seconds after the
launch.

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