Key Features of Parabolas


Froggy Jumps Key Features of ParabolasVersion en ligne Key features of parabolas par Aishah Salihue 1 The highest point on a graph is called the a High point b Maximum c Top point 2 The lowest point on a graph is called the a Low point b Minimum c Smallest point 3 What is the vertex of this parabola? a (2,3) b (2,2) c (2,4) 4 The axis of symmetry a Is the x axis b Splits the parabola into 2 equal halves c Is any straight line through the parabola 5 How many x-intercepts does this parabola have? a 1 b 3 c 2 6 A parabola is concave up a when it faces upwards and has a maximum b when it faces downwards and has a maximum c when it faces upwards and has a minimum 7 A parabola is a a straight line b a curve c a U-shaped curve 8 In y=ax^2+bx+c, the a value affects the a height and x-intercepts of a parabola b the width and direction of a parabola c the x-intercepts 9 True or False. Each graph contains a parabola. a True b False c Not enough information 10 What is the axis of symmetry of this parabola? a x=2 b y=2 c y=2x

1

The highest point on a graph is called the

a

High point

b

Maximum

c

Top point

2

The lowest point on a graph is called the

a

Low point

b

Minimum

c

Smallest point

3

What is the vertex of this parabola?

a

(2,3)

b

(2,2)

c

(2,4)

4

The axis of symmetry

a

Is the x axis

b

Splits the parabola into 2 equal halves

c

Is any straight line through the parabola

5

How many x-intercepts does this parabola have?

a

1

b

3

c

2

6

A parabola is concave up

a

when it faces upwards and has a maximum

b

when it faces downwards and has a maximum

c

when it faces upwards and has a minimum

7

A parabola is a

a

straight line

b

a curve

c

a U-shaped curve

8

In y=ax^2+bx+c, the a value affects the

a

height and x-intercepts of a parabola

b

the width and direction of a parabola

c

the x-intercepts

9

True or False. Each graph contains a parabola.

a

True

b

False

c

Not enough information

10

What is the axis of symmetry of this parabola?

a

x=2

b

y=2

c

y=2x

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Key Features of ParabolasVersion en ligne

par Aishah Salihue