Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
Division of City Schools
SORSOGON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sorsogon City

ACTIVITY 3.1
NAME: _________________________________________________ DATE: ___________________
GRADE & SECTION: ___________________________ RATING: _________________

OBJECTIVES:
A. Graph quadratic functions.
B. Analyze the effects of changing the values of a, h and k in the equation y = a(x – h) 2 + k of a quadratic function on
its graph.
CONCEPTS:
Forms of Quadratic Functions
1. f(x) = ax2
Essential Question: What do you think will be the effect of increasing/decreasing the value of a to the opening
of the parabola?
2. f(x) = ax2 + k
The above function is originally in the form f(x) = ax2 but a constant k is added to ax2, thus giving rise to the
second form of quadratic function
Essential Question: What do you think will be the effect of adding or subtracting a constant k to ax 2 to the
graph of f(x) = ax2?
PROCEDURE OF THE ACTIVITY
A. Sketch the graph of the following sets of quadratic functions. In every set, one Cartesian Coordinate Plane will be
used.
Set A Set B Set C
1 2 1 2 f(x) = x2
j(x) = x h(x) = - x g(x) = x2 + 1
2 2
f(x) = x2 f(x) = - x2 h(x) = x2 + 2
g(x) = 2x2 g(x) = - 2x2 j(x) = x2 – 1
h(x) = 3x2 k(x) = x2 – 2

B. With the graphs as your basis, answer the following questions.

1. For sets A and B, what happens to the shape of the parabola as the | a | increases/decreases?
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2. What is the effect of increasing/decreasing the | a | to the shape of the parabola?
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3. In Set C, f(x) = x2 is the form of f(x) = ax2. So, in general, what happens to the graph of f(x) = ax 2 when a
constant k is added to it/subtracted from it?
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4. What is the effect of adding or subtracting a constant k to/from ax 2 to the graph of f(x) = ax2?
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