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How do you find the y-coordinate vertex of a parabola?
Once you calculate the X coordinate using the axis of symmetry (X=-b/2a), you plug that value in for all of the X's in the equation of the parabola. You then solve the equation for the value of Y.
How do you find the axis of symmetry?
X= -b / 2a
How do you find the x intercepts using the vertex and y intercept?
It depends on the vertex of what!
What do you know about a function that is made up of ordered pairs in such a way that the same y-value appears in a correspondence with two different x-values?
For example, y = ax2 + bx + c (the equation of a parabola). Every parabola has an axis of symmetry and the graph to either side of the axis of symmetry is a mirror image of the other side. It means that if we know a point on one side of the parabola, we can find its symmetric point to the other side, based on the axis of symmetry. Those symmetric points have opposite x-coordinate values, and the same y-coordinate value. The vertex only is a single point which lies on the axis of symmetry.
What is the process to graph quardratic equations?
If you are using a calculator just plug it in and hit graph. If you are doing it by hand, start with making a X-Y Table. Plug in X values into the equation to get a Y value out. Plot about 5 points on the graph to get a basic look at the parabola. To get the right the values, you want to start with the vertex and go out from there. To start, you need to find the axis of symmetry (-b/2a) [From the basic equation of ax squared +bx + c] That is the X Value for the vertex. Plug that in to find the Y Value for the vertex. The more points you find the more accurate the graph but normally 5 is enough (vertex and two on left and right)
