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All of the points on a parabola define a parabola.

However, the vertex is the point in which the y value is only used for one point on the parabola.

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What is the name of the point that use to define a parabola?

i think its the vertex.


What is the name of a line that you use to define a parabola?

It is called the directrix.


What is the name for a point on a coordinate plane that has the coordinates 00?

The ORIGIN . #NB THe coordinates are writeen as (0,0) . NOT 00. Note the use of brackets and the commas.


Find the area S of the region bounded by the parabola y 5x2 the tangent line to this parabola at 2 20 and the x-axis?

First we need to find the equation of the tangent line to the parabola at (2, 20).Step 1. Take the derivative of the function of the parabola.Let f(x) = 5x^2f'(x) = 10xStep 2. Find the slope of the tangent line at x = 2. Evaluate f'(2).f'(2) = 2 x 10 = 20Step 3. Using the slope, m = 20, and the point (2, 20), find the equation of the tangent line at that point. Use the point-slope form of a line(y - y1) = m(x - x1)(y - 20) = 20(x - 2)y - 20 = 20x - 40 add 20 to both sidesy = 20x - 20Step 4. Find the points of intersections of y = 5x^2 and y = 20x - 205x^2 = 20x - 20 Divide by 5 to both sidesx^2 = 4x - 4 subtract 4x and add 4 to both sidesx^2 - 4x + 4 = 0 factor(x - 2)^2= 0x = 2Step 5. Find the intersection of the tangent line with x-axis.y = 20x - 20y = 020x - 20 = 0x = 1Since the vertex of the parabola is (0, 0) and the intersection of the tangent line with parabola is (2,20) we use the interval [0, 2] to fin the required area.Step 6. IntegrateA = ∫ [(5x^2)] dx, where the below boundary is 0, and the upper boundary is 2 minus A= ∫ (20x + 20)] dx from 1 to 2= 10/3


How do you graph quadratic functions in vertex form?

The standard form of quadratic function is: f(x) = a(x - h)^2 + k, a is different than 0 The graph of f is a parabola whose vertex it is the point (h, k). If a > 0, the parabola opens upward; if a < 0, the parabola opens downward. Furthermore, if |a| is small, the parabola opens more flatly than if |a| is large. It is a general procedure for graphing parabolas whose equations are in standard form: Example 1: Graph the the quadratic function f(x) = -2(x - 3)^2 + 8 Solution: Standard form: f(x) = a(x - h)^2 + k Given function: f(x) = -2(x - 3) + 8 From the give function we have: a= -2; h= 3; k = 8 Step 1. Determine how the parabola opens. Note that a = -2. Since a < 0, the parabola is open downward. Step 2. Find the vertex. The vertex of parabola is at (h, k). because h = 3 and k = 8, the parabola has its vertex at (3, 8). Step 3. Find the x-intercepts by solving f(x) = 0. Replace f(x) with 0 at f(x) = -2(x - 3)^2 + 8 and solve for x 0 = -2(x - 3)^2 + 8 2(x - 3)^2 = 8 (x- 3)^2 = 4 x - 3 = square radical 4 x - 3 = 2 or x -3 = -2 x = 5 or x = 1 The x- intercepts are 1 and 5. Thus the parabola passes through the points (1, 0) and (5, 0), this means that parabola intercepts the x-axis at 1 and 5. Step 4. Find the y-intercept by computing f(0). Replace x with 0 in f(x) = _2(x - 3)^2 + 8 f(0) = -2(0 - 3)^2 + 8 f(0) = -2(9) + 8 f(0) = -10 The y-intercept is -10. Thus the parabola passes through the point (0, -10), this means that parabola intercepts the y-axis at -10. Step 5. Graph the parabola. With a vertex at (3, 8), x-intercepts at 1 and 5, and a y-intercept at -10. The axis of symmetry is the vertical line whose equation is x = 3. Example 2: Graphing a quadratic function in the form f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c Graph the quadratic function f(x) = -x^2 - 2x + 1 Solution: Here a = -1, b = -2, and c = 1 Step 1. Determine how the parabola opens. Since a = 1, a < 0, the parabola opens downward. Step 2. Find the vertex. We know that x-coordinate of the vertex is x = -b/2a. Substitute a with -1 and b with -2 into the equation for the x-coordinate: x = - b/2a x= -(-2)/(2)(-1) x = -1, so the x-coordinate of the vertex is -1, and the y-coordinate of the vertex will be f(-1). thus the vertex is at ( -1, f(-1) ) f(x) = -x^2 - 2x +1 f(-1) = -(-1)^2 - 2(-1) + 1 f(-1) = -1 + 2 + 1 f(-1) = 2 So the vertex of the parabola is (-1, 2) Step 3. Find the x-intercepts by solving f(x) = o f(x) = -x^2 -2x + 1 0 = -x^2- 2x + 1 We can't solve this equation by factoring, so we use the quadratic formula to solve it. we get to solution: One solution is x = -2.4 and the other solution is 0.4 (approximately). Thus the x-intercepts are approximately -2.4 and 0.4. The parabola passes through ( -2.4, 0) and (0.4, 0) Step 4. Find the y-intercept by computing f(0). f(x) = -x^2 - 2x + 1 f(0) = -(0)^2 - 2(0) + 1 f(0) = 1 The y-intercept is 1. The parabola passes through (0, 1). Step 5. graph the parabola with vertex at (-1, 2), x-intercepts approximately at -2.4 and 0.4, and y -intercept at 1. The line of symmetry is the vertical line with equation x= -1.