BASIC QUADRATIC FACTS COPY COPY Flashcards

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Projectile motion:

How do you find at what time it is at its peak?

h(t)= -16t2 + 44t + 95

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the time at the peak is

t=-b/2a

plug in b and a to find t

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If there is no constant term, what is an easy way to factor?

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just factor out the x

and set the factors to zero (one solution is zero)

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What is the zero product property?

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(this)(that)=0

is true when

(this)=0 and when (that)=0

This is why we set factors = 0 when we solve quadratics.

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f(x)= 3x2-4x+5 What is a, b and c ?

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a = 3, b = -4, c = 5

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How do you solve by isolating the x2 ?

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When there is no linear term (no x term), simply act like you’re solving for x, but solve for x2 and in the last step, take square root of both sides ( + / - )

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f(x) = ax2 + bx + c

What is the quadratic term?

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ax2

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thinking of the quadratic formula, why are there 2 real roots when the discriminant is positive?

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with the square root of a positive, you will have to +- that in the top, giving 2 different real solutions.

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Explain what a parabola with one real root (real zeros) looks like.

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just touches x axis at one spot, the root (the zero), it doesn’t cross it, it bounces off it

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what completes the square and what is the factored form? x2 + 5x + ____

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25/4 completes it

and

(x + 5/2) 2

is factored form

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what is the quadratic term’s exponent on the x ?

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2

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Projectile motion:

If you are answering a “when” question, what are you substituting in for?

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you will substitute in for h(t) and then solve for the t

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Describe what an axis of symmetry is?

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it is where the parabola can fold onto itself

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Does “a” have to be equal to 1 when doing quadratic formula?

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NO

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Explain what a parabola with two real roots (real zeros) looks like.

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crosses x axis at those roots, at those x values

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Does “a” have to be equal to 1 when completing a square?

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YES

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why is it called a constant term

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alone it would be a constant function with a constant y-value (height)

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What are solutions to

(x+8)(x-3) = 0

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x = { -8, 3}

this is not a point on the graph, it is a set of two numbers, or two x values.

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What do we call b2-4ac

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discriminant

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If the discriminant is positive, how many times does the parabola hit the x axis?

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2

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When can you just isolate the x2 and root both sides?

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when there are no linear terms (only quad and const)

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what is difference between (3, -2) and {3, -2}

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the first is a point on a plane (over 3, down 2). The second is a set containing two values, 3 and -2, not a point.

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If the discriminant is zero, what do you know about roots?

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there is

one real double root

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f(x)= -4x2 + 8

What is a, b and c ?

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a = -4, b = 0, c = 8

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What does the discriminant tell us about?

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about the roots

whether they are real or not

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Projectile motion: How do you find the time when it is 10 ft high? h(t)= -16t2 + 48t +350
put 10 where h(t) is. Solve quadratic for t
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Why is it called a "quadratic?"
From the latin "quadrus" which means "square"
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h(t)= -16t2 + 55t - 60 what is the "-16"
that is the pull of gravity, actually, half of gravity. Gravity pulls at 32ft/sec2 at sea level.
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what completes the square and what is the factored form? x2 + 6x + \_\_\_\_
9 completes it and (x+3)2
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How do you solve by completing the square?
get all stuff on one side. Make sure a=1, take half of b and square it, add to both sides.
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f(x)= 3x2-6x+5 What is the coefficient of the constant term?
5 this is also known as "c"
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What are the five ways to solve a quadratic?
isolate x2, factor, complete square, quadratic formula, graph and look for x-intercepts
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What are the x intercepts of a function? (other names?)
the roots, the zeros, the solutions
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how would you solve (3x-2)(x-5)=0 (what are solutions?)
set factors = 0 and solve: 3x-2=0 and solve x-5=0 zero product property solutions x = { 5, 2/3}
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what is the constant term's exponent on the x?
0
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Projectile motion: If you are answering a "what height" question what are you solving for?
h(t). You are trying to find a height so you plug in a t
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h(t)= -16t2 + 77t +45 what is the initial velocity?
77 ft/sec
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f(x)= 2x2-6x+3 What is the coefficient of the linear term?
-6 this is also known as "b"
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f(x) = ax2 + bx + c What is the linear term?
bx
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f(x)= 5 - 2x +3x2 What is a, b and c ?
a = 3, b = -2, c = 5
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Projectile motion: How do you find the height after 10 seconds? h(t)= -16t2 + 32t +100
plug 10 into function (where the t's are) and you'll find h(t)
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Projectile motion: What are the only two things you are trying to solve? h(t)= -16t2 + 32t +100
Either trying to find height, h(t), or time, t
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h(t)= -16t2 + 25t +100 what is the "25"
that is the initial velocity, or starting speed. 25 ft/sec
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Projectile motion: If you are answering a "what height" question what are you substituting in for?
you substitute a time in for t and then find the h(t)
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Explain what a parabola with no real roots (real zeros) looks like.
doesn't touch x axis
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h(t)= -16t2 + 12t +10 what is the "10"
that is the initial height, or starting height, y intercept. 10 ft.
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f(x)= 3x2-6x+3 What is the constant term?
3 it is the y intercept
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How do you find the max or min value of a quadratic?
it is at the vertex. Plug -b/2a into the function to get y. that y value is the maximum or minimum value
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Projectile motion: how do you find the maximum height? h(t)= -16t2 + 32t +100
find -b/2a and plug into function to find h(t).
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thinking of the quadratic formula, why are there no real roots when you have a negative discriminant?
because you have to take the square root of a negative, which is an imaginary number. you end with an imaginary..hence.. Imaginary roots
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What is the discriminant?
b2-4ac | (notice there is no sq root on it!!)
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Projectile motion: How do you find the time when it is 40 ft high? h(t)= -16t2 + 32t +100
put 40 where h(t) is. Solve quadratic for t
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h(t)= -16t2 + 32t +600 what is the y intercept?
600, It is the initial height
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why is it called a discriminant?
because it discriminates between which type of roots you will have
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Projectile motion: how do you find the time it hits the ground? h(t)= -16t2 + 88t +100
this is when the height is zero, when h(t)=0. so put a zero where h(t) is and solve the quadratic for t
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h(t)= -16t2 + 66t +100 what is the initial height?
100 ft
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How do you know when it is a quadratic?
when there is an x2 term (quadrus:square)
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If the discriminant is negative, what do you know about roots?
there are no real roots, 2 imaginary roots, it doesn't touch x axis
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f(x)= 3x2-6x+3 What is the linear term?
-6x
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f(x) = ax2 + bx + c What is the constant term?
c | (it is the y intercept)
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How do you know if a parabola opens upward (smile) or down (frown)?
if "a" is pos it opens up? if a is negative, it opens down.
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what completes the square and what is the factored form? x2 - 8x + \_\_\_\_
16 completes it and (x-4)2
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How do you solve by factoring?
get stuff all on one side, factor, set each factor = 0, solve each.
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What are the zeros of a function? (other names?)
the roots, the x intercepts, the solutions, where the parabola crosses
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why are roots called "zeros"
because it is where the y value is zero, (the height of function is zero)
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f(x)= 3x - 9 What is a, b and c?
a = 0 , b = 3, c = 9
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How do you know if a parabola has a max or minimum by looking at the function?
if " a" is pos, it has a min. if a is negative, it has a max
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When we graph a parabola to solve a quadratic, what do we look for?
look for the x intercepts, these are the roots. The zeros, the solutions?
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what completes the square and what is its factored form? x2 + b/a x + \_\_\_\_
b2/4a2 completes it and (x+ b/2a)2
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what is a coefficient?
the number in front of a variable or variables
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what is the linear term's exponent on the x ?
1
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If the discriminant is positive, what do you know about roots?
there are 2 real roots, and the parabola crosses x axis at these roots
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Geometrically, how is the shape of a parabola made?
A parabola is the set of all points equidistant from point, called the focus, and a line, called the directrix.
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thinking of the quadratic formula, why is there only one real root when the discriminant is zero?
because the square root of zero is zero, so you are going to +/- 0. The quad formula reduces to -b/2a giving just one root...(the AOS)
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f(x)= 9x2-6x+3 What is the coefficient of the quadratic term?
9 this is also known as "a"
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Projectile motion: If you are answering a "when" question, what are you solving for?
time... to find it you substitute in something for h(t) and solve the quadratic for t
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If the discriminant is zero, how many times does the parabola hit the x axis?
1
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Why is it called a "linear" term
alone its graph would be a line, a straight non-horizontal line
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If "a" is not equal to one when factoring, what should you do?
bridge method or look fordiff of squares or perfect square trinomials
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f(x)= 3x2-6x+3 What is the axis of symmetry?
-b/2a = -(-6)/2(3) = 6/6 = 1 so, the axis of symmetry is x=1 (it is a line)
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f(x)= -4x2 + 8 What is the axis of symmetry?
x= -b/2a = -0/2(-4) = 0/8 = 0. AOS x=0
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What are the roots of a function? (other names?)
the zeros, the x-intercepts, the solutions, where the parabola crosses
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When completing the square and "a" is not equal to 1, what do you have to do?
divide everything by that "a" to turn "a" into "1"
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f(x)= 6x2- 5x What is the axis of symmetry?
x= -b/2a = -(-5)/2(6) = 5/12, so, the AOS is x= 5/12
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If the discriminant is negative, how many times does the parabola hit the x axis?
0
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f(x)= 6x2- 7x What is a, b and c ?
a = 6, b=7, c = 0
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where is the vertex located?
on the axis of symmetry | (top or bottom)
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Projectile motion: how do you find height after 3 seconds? h(t)= -16t2 + 32t +100
plug 3 into function | (instead of t), fint h(t)
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What is the equation of the axis of symmetry?
x = -b / 2a
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How do you find the vertex of a parabola?
the x value is always -b/2a . To get the y value for it, put that x value into the function and get the y. the vertex is at (x,y)
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f(x)= 3x2-6x+3 What is the quadratic term?
3x2
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How do you graph a parabola?
first graph the Axis of symmetry with dotted line, then use that x value to find the vertex and a couple near it. Put those into the function to find points. Reflect over the AOS.
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What is the quadratic formula?
x = -b +- sqroot b squared - 4ac all over 2a (but in formula)