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What is the maximum number of times the graph of the quadratic function can cross the x-axis?
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Two.
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How many times will the graph of a quadratic function cross or touch the x-axis if the discriminant is positive?
It will cross the x-axis twice.
What does it mean when the graph of a quadratic function crosses the x axis twice?
When the graph of a quadratic crosses the x-axis twice it means that the quadratic has two real roots. If the graph touches the x-axis at one point the quadratic has 1 repeated root. If the graph does not touch nor cross the x-axis, then the quadratic has no real roots, but it does have 2 complex roots.
If the discriminant is negative the graph of a quadratic function will cross or touch the x-axis?
No, it will be entirely above the x-axis if the coefficient of x2 > 0, or entirely below if the coeff is <0.
How many times will the graph of a quadratic function cross or touch the x-axis if the discriminant is zero?
It will touch it at exactly 1 point. If a quadratic function is given as f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, let the discriminant be denoted as D. Then the graph of y = f(x) will cross the x-axis at the x-values x = (-b + sqrt(D))/(2a) and x = (-b - sqrt(D))/(2a). When the discriminant D = 0, these 2 x-values are actually the same. Thus the graph will touch the x-axis only once.
Can the graph of a function yfx always cross the y-axis?
No. It depends on the function f.
How many times will the graph of a quadratic function cross or touch the x-axis if the discriminant is positive?
It will cross the x-axis twice.
If the discriminant is zero the graph of a quadratic function will cross or touch the x-axis time s?
It will touch the x-axis and not cross it.
How many times will the graph of a quadratic function cross or touch the x axis if the discriminant is zero?
Once.
What does the rule for a quadratic function tell you about how the graph of the function will look?
If the quadratic function is written as ax2 + bx + c then if a > 0 the function is cup shaped and if a < 0 it is cap shaped. (if a = 0 it is not a quadratic) if b2 > 4ac then the equation crosses the x-axis twice. if b2 = 4ac then the equation touches the x-axis (is a tangent to it). if b2 < 4ac then the equation does not cross the x-axis.
If the discriminant is zero the graph of a Quadratic function will cross or touch the x-axis time(s)?
It will touch the x-axis once.
What does it mean when the graph of a quadratic function crosses the x axis twice?
When the graph of a quadratic crosses the x-axis twice it means that the quadratic has two real roots. If the graph touches the x-axis at one point the quadratic has 1 repeated root. If the graph does not touch nor cross the x-axis, then the quadratic has no real roots, but it does have 2 complex roots.
If the discriminant is negative the graph of a quadratic function will cross or touch the x-axis time s?
If the discriminant is negative, the equation has no real solution - in the graph, the parabola won't cross the x-axis.
If the discriminant is negative the graph of the quadratic function will cross or touch the x-axis how many times?
It would not touch or intersect the x-axis at all.
The graph of a certain quadratic function does not cross the x-axis Which of the following are possible values for the discriminant Check all that apply?
-1 -18 -25 -7
If the discriminant is negative the graph of a quadratic function will cross or touch the x-axis?
No, it will be entirely above the x-axis if the coefficient of x2 > 0, or entirely below if the coeff is <0.
How many solution will there be if the quadratic equation does not touch or cross the x-axis?
0 real solutions. There are other solutions in the complex planes (with i, the imaginary number), but there are no real solutions.
What can the degree of a polynomial tell you about the graph?
The degree is equal to the maximum number of times the graph can cross a horizontal line.
