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Example Question #166 : Coordinate Geometry
Which of the following is the equation of the line of symmetry of a horizontal parabola on the coordinate plane with its vertex at ?
The line of symmetry of a horizontal parabola is a horizontal line, the equation of which takes the form for some . The line of symmetry passes through the vertex, which here is , so the equation must be .
Example Question #167 : Coordinate Geometry
The graphs of the functions and have the same -intercept.
If we define , which of the following is a possible definition of ?
The -coordinate of the -intercept of the graph of a function of the form - a quadratic function - is the point . Since , the -intercept is at the point .
Because of this, the graph of has its -intercept at . Among the other choices, only has a graph with its -intercept also at .
Example Question #71 : Coordinate Geometry
Find the vertex and determine if the vertex is a maximum or minimum for below.
The correct answer for the vertex is found by first finding the x of the vertex:
Plug in a and b to get:
To find the y value of the vertex, plug in what was found for x above in the original f(x).
a common mistake here is the order of operations, at the beginning the 1 is squared before it is multipled by the negative out front.
Now we must consider if the vertex is a MAX or a MIN
Since the a value is negative, this means the parabola will open down, which means the vertex is the highest point on the graph.
Example Question #71 : Coordinate Geometry
What is the range for below?
Example Question #21 : How To Graph A Quadratic Function
Find the -intercept and range for the function:
Example Question #72 : Coordinate Geometry
Find the equation based on the graph shown below:
When you look at the graph, you will see the x-intercepts are
and the y-intercept is
.
These numbers are the solutions to the equation.
You can work backwards and see what the actual equation will come out as,
.
This would distribute to
and then simplify to
.
This also would show a y-intercept of .
Example Question #164 : Advanced Geometry
Example Question #165 : Advanced Geometry
Determine the domain and range for the graph of the below function:
When finding the domain and range of a quadratic function, we must first find the vertex.
Example Question #166 : Advanced Geometry
Give the -coordinate(s) of the -intercept(s) of the graph of the function
.
The graph of has no -intercept.
The -intercept(s) of the graph of are the point(s) at which it intersects the -axis. The -coordinate of each is 0; their -coordinate(s) are those value(s) of for which , so set up, and solve for , the equation:
To solve this quadratic equation, first, factor the quadratic trinomial as
by finding two integers with sum and product . From trial and error, we find the integers and 2, so the equation can be rewritten as
By the Zero Factor Principle, one of these two binomials is equal to 0, so either
,
in which case
,
or
,
in which case
.
The graph has two -intercepts at the points and .
Example Question #71 : Graphing
Give the domain of the function .
The set of all real numbers
The set of all real numbers
is a polynomial function, and as such has the set of all real numbers as its domain.