Advanced Geometry : Coordinate Geometry

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Advanced Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #18 : How To Graph A Quadratic Function

Which of the following is the equation of the line of symmetry of a horizontal parabola on the coordinate plane with its vertex at  ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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 #21 : Graphing

The graphs of the functions  and  have the same -intercept.

If we define , which of the following is a possible definition of  ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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 #161 : Advanced Geometry

Find the vertex and determine if the vertex is a maximum or minimum for  below. 

  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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 #161 : Advanced Geometry

What is the range for  below? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Example Question #162 : Advanced Geometry

Find the -intercept and range for the function:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 

Example Question #71 : Graphing

Find the equation based on the graph shown below:

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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 #71 : Graphing

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Example Question #71 : Coordinate Geometry

Determine the domain and range for the graph of the below function: 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When finding the domain and range of a quadratic function, we must first find the vertex. 

Example Question #72 : Coordinate Geometry

Give the -coordinate(s) of the -intercept(s) of the graph of the function

.

Possible Answers:

The graph of  has no -intercept.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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 .

Possible Answers:

The set of all real numbers 

Correct answer:

The set of all real numbers 

Explanation:

 is a polynomial function, and as such has the set of all real numbers as its domain.

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