5.

2 Vertex Form of Quadratics

Mathematician:

Indicate what number must be added to both sides and fill in the parenthesis to complete the
square.
1)

x 2 20x

3)

x 2 16x

2)

x 2 24x

4)

x 2 9x

Complete the square to find the vertex of each of the following parabolas.
5)

y x 2 8x 21

6)

y x 2 6x 2

7)

y x 2 10x 28

8)

y x2 x 3

Complete the square to find the vertex of each of the following parabolas, keep in mind that
each problem has an a coefficient other than 1.
9)

y 5x 2 30x 31

10)

y 2x 2 8x 9

11)

y 3x 2 24x 41

12)

y 8x 2 40x 37

Use any method to answer the following questions about each parabola. Sketch an accurate
graph for each.
13)

y x 2 2x 8
y
10
9
8
7
6

Vertex:

5
4
3

Y-intercept:

2
1
x
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1

Symmetric Point:

9 10

-2
-3

Axis of Symmetry:

-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10

14)

y 3x 2 4x 10
y
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4

Vertex:

3
2
1
x
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1
-2
-3

9 10

Y-intercept:
Symmetric Point:

-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15

Axis of Symmetry: