Ch ap t er Rev i ew
Connecting 8 1 0 ideas and Answering the Essential Questions
1 F u n c t i o n
The fa m ily o f quadratic
f u n c tio n s h a s e q u a tio n s o f th e
fo rm y = ax2 + bx + c,
where a + 0. The graph
o f a q u a d r a tic f u n c t io n is a
parabola.
2 So l v i n g Eq u at i o n s
and Inequalit ies
You can solve quadratic
equations using several
methods.
3 Modeling
To m odel a data set, choose
a fu n c tio n t h a t m o s t c lo s e ly
matches the pattern in the
data or graph.
Graphing Quadratic Functions
(Lessons 9-1 and 9-2)
Solving Quadratic Equations
(Lessons 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, and 9-6)
ax2 + bx + c = 0
_ -b ± Vb2 - 4ac
2 a
Choosing a M odel (Lesson 9-7)
0
y = mx + b y = ax2+ b x+ c y = a ‘ bx
Systems of Linear and Quadratic
Equations (Lesson 9-8)
w,
Two solutions One solution No solution
Ch ap t er V o c a b u l a r y
axis o f sym m etry (p. 546)
com pleting th e square (p. 576)
discrim inant (p. 585)
maximum (p. 547)
1 m i n i m u m ( p. 5 4 7 )
parabola (p. 546)
quadratic equation (p. 561)
quadratic form ula (p. 582)
Choose the correct term to complete each sentence.
- The U-shaped graph of a quadratic function is a(n) ?.
- The line that divides a parabola in half is the?.
- The? can be used to determine the number of real-number solutions of a
quadratic equation. - The ? of a parabola is the point at which the parabola intersects the axis of
symmetry.
- qu adratic fu n ction (p. 546)
- root o f an eq u a tio n (p. 561)
- vertex (p. 547)
- z e r o o f a fu n c tio n (p. 561)
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