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Unit 8 Test Form A

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Quadratics Part 1

1. The graph of a quadratic function is shown below. Find each of the following and
justify your reasoning for each.

A) Solutions:

Reason:

Describe the roots:

B) Vertex:

Reason:

C) Axis of Symmetry:

Reason:

Identify the a) vertex b) axis of symmetry.

y 15 2 x 2
2
2. y x2 6x 6 3.

4. Which parabola is the a) widest b) narrowest? Justify your answer.

3 2
A. y x 2x 6 B. y 4x 2 2x 5 C. y 2 x 2 4 x 12
4

Widest:

Narrowist:

5. Which is the graph of y ( x 3)2 2 ? Describe the roots of your answer.

A. B. C. D.

Form A
Refer to the function f x 7x 2 5x 2 to identify each of the following terms.

6. Linear term 7. Quadratic term 8. Constant term

Graph and label the vertex, axis of symmetry and show a table of values.
1
9. y x 4 2 10. y 2 x2 8x 5
2

11. Bob throws a baseball into the air in which its pathway looks like a parabola that
follows the path of the quadratic function h t 4.9t 2 32t 1.2 where h t = height in meters
and t =time is seconds. Find the following:

A) Maximum Height (meters):

B) The time in which the ball hits the ground:

C) The height after 5 seconds:

Form A
Find the error(s) and justify your answer.

12. 5 x 2 10 x 22
5 x 2 10 x 22 0

10 102 4 5 22
x
25
10 100 440
x
25
10 540
x
10
10 6i 15
x
10
5 3i 15
x
5
Vocabulary
13. 13. Standard Quadratic a. b2 4ac
form
b. b 2 4ac
14.
14. Parabola c. ax2 bx c 0, a 0
15. d. The point of intersection
15. Boundary
16. of a parabola and its axis
16. Quadratic formula
of symmetry ( 2 , )
17.
17. Discriminant
b b2 4ac
e. , a0
18. 2a
18. Vertex
f. The line about which a
19. 19. Axis of Symmetry parabola is symmetric.
g. The shape of the graph of
a quadratic function.
h. The line or curve that
separates a graph into
two regions.

Form A