Parabola Worksheet

1. Sketch each of the following graphs stating the domain, range, x- and y-
intercepts.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

2. Write the equation for each parabola in standard form and in general form. (all
stretches are from either
a) Vertex at (4,2), opening left with a horizontal stretch by a factor of 3.
b) Vertex at (-3, -1), opening down with a vertical stretch by a factor of 4.
c) Passes through (2, -1), vertex at (-7, -5), opening to the right.
d) Vertex at (3, -4), horizontally stretched by a factor of

3. Give the equations of each of the graphs below.

c)

a)

b)

d)
4. Give the equation of the transformation of such that the function is
stretched vertically by a factor of 3, reflected about the x-axis, and translated
down 3 units and left 4 units. Answer in standard and general form.

5. Give the equation of the transformation of such that the function is

stretched horizontally by a factor of , reflected about the y-axis, and

translated up 3 units and right 1 unit. Answer in standard and general form.

6. Find the coordinates of the vertex, the direction of opening, and the stretch
factor about a line for each of the following.
a)
b)
c)
d)

7. A suspension bridge uses a long cable connected between pairs of towers to

support the bridge deck. If the main span of a bridge is 472 m and the height
of each tower is 111 m. The cable is approximated by a parabola, so that the
bridge deck passes through the vertex of the parabola and the bridge deck is
placed halfway up the supporting towers.

111 m

472 m
a) Determine an equation for the parabola.
b) Determine the length of the connecting cable needed to attach the bridge
deck to the main cable at a point 30 m from the vertex.

8. Write an equation which would flip the graph of the equation

over the line and slide it up 2 units and right 3 units.