Finding equation of quadratic function

In algebra, a quadratic function, a quadratic polynomial, a polynomial of degree 2, or simply

a quadratic, is a polynomial function with one or more variables in which the highest-degree term is
of the second degree. For example, a quadratic function in three variables x, y, and z contains
exclusively terms x2, y2, z2, xy, xz, yz, x, y, z, and a constant:

with at least one of the coefficients a, b, c, d, e, or f of the second-degree terms being non-zero.

A quadratic polynomial with two realroots (crossings of the x axis) and hence no complex roots. Some
other quadratic polynomials have their minimum above the x axis, in which case there are no real roots
and two complex roots.

A univariate (single-variable) quadratic function has the form[1]

in the single variable x. The graph of a univariate quadratic function is a parabola whose
axis of symmetry is parallel to the y-axis, as shown at right.
If the quadratic function is set equal to zero, then the result is a quadratic equation. The
solutions to the univariate equation are called the roots of the univariate function.
The bivariate case in terms of variables x and y has the form

with at least one of a, b, c not equal to zero, and an equation setting this function equal
to zero gives rise to a conic section (a circle or other ellipse, a parabola, or a hyperbola).
In general there can be an arbitrarily large number of variables, in which case the
resulting surface is called a quadric, but the highest degree term must be of degree 2,
such as x2, xy, yz, etc.

Coefficients
The coefficients of a polynomial are often taken to be real or complex numbers, but in fact, a
polynomial may be defined over any ring.

Degree
When using the term "quadratic polynomial", authors sometimes mean "having degree exactly 2",
and sometimes "having degree at most 2". If the degree is less than 2, this may be called a
"degenerate case". Usually the context will establish which of the two is meant.
Sometimes the word "order" is used with the meaning of "degree", e.g. a second-order polynomial.

Variables
A quadratic polynomial may involve a single variable x (the univariate case), or multiple variables
such as x, y, and z (the multivariate case).
The one-variable case
Any single-variable quadratic polynomial may be written as

where x is the variable, and a, b, and c represent the coefficients. In elementary algebra, such

polynomials often arise in the form of a quadratic equation . The solutions to this equation
are called the roots of the quadratic polynomial, and may be found
through factorization, completing the square, graphing, Newton's method, or through the use of
the quadratic formula. Each quadratic polynomial has an associated quadratic function,
whose graph is a parabola.
Bivariate case[edit]
Any quadratic polynomial with two variables may be written as

where x and y are the variables and a, b, c, d, e, and f are the coefficients. Such polynomials
are fundamental to the study of conic sections, which are characterized by equating the
expression for f (x, y) to zero. Similarly, quadratic polynomials with three or more variables
correspond to quadric surfaces and hypersurfaces. In linear algebra, quadratic polynomials
can be generalized to the notion of a quadratic form on a vector space.

Forms of a univariate quadratic function[edit]

A univariate quadratic function can be expressed in three formats:[2]

 is called the standard form,

 is called the factored form, where r1 and r2 are the roots of the quadratic function
and the solutions of the corresponding quadratic equation.

 is called the vertex form, where h and k are the x and y coordinates of the vertex,
respectively.
The coefficient a is the same value in all three forms. To convert the standard
form to factored form, one needs only the quadratic formula to determine the two
roots r1 and r2. To convert the standard form to vertex form, one needs a process
called completing the square. To convert the factored form (or vertex form) to standard form,
one needs to multiply, expand and/or distribute the factors.