Graphing Quadratic Functions.ppt

Graphing Quadratic Functions Quadratic function Leading Coefficient Simple Quadratic Functions Example: f(x) = (x –3)2 + 2 Quadratic Function in Standard Form Vertex and x-Intercepts Example: Parabola Vertex of a Parabola Example: Basketball Example: Maximum Area *Copyright ? by Houghton Mifflin Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Lesson Let a, b, and c be real numbers a ? 0. The function  f (x) = ax2 + bx + c is called a quadratic function. The graph of a quadratic function is a parabola. Every parabola is symmetrical about a line called the axis (of symmetry). The intersection point of the parabola and the axis is called the vertex of the parabola. x y axis f (x) = ax2 + bx + c vertex The leading coefficient of ax2 + bx + c is a. When the leading coefficient is positive, the parabola opens upward and the vertex is a minimum. When the leading coefficient is negative, the parabola opens downward and the vertex is a maximum. x y f(x) = ax2 + bx + c a 0 opens upward vertex minimum x y f(x) = ax2 + bx + c a 0 opens downward vertex maximum 5 y x 5 -5 The simplest quadratic functions are of the form f (x) = ax2 (a ? 0) These are most easily graphed by comparing them with the graph of y = x2. Example: Compare the graphs of , and Example: Graph f (x) = (x – 3)2 + 2 and find the vertex and axis. f (x) = (x – 3)2 + 2 is the same shape as the graph of g (x) = (x – 3)2 shifted upwards two units. g (x) = (x – 3)2 is the same shape as y = x2 shifted to the right three units. f (x) = (x – 3)2 + 2 g (x) = (x – 3)2 y = x 2 - 4 x y 4 4 vertex (3, 2) x y Example: Graph the parabola f (x) = 2x2 + 4x – 1 and find the axis and vertex. f (x) = 2x2 + 4x – 1 original equation f (x) = 2( x2 + 2x) – 1 factor out 2 f (x) = 2( x2 + 2x + 1) – 1 – 2 complete the square f (x) = 2( x + 1)2 – 3 standard form a 0 ? parabola opens upwa