QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS

y = ax2 + bx + c Parabola: y = ax2 + bx + c

y
16
a= 1
12

8
b= 0
4

x
c= -9 0
-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
-4

-8

-12
x-axis
-16
Point on parabola 129
x= 2.9 x y x ax2+bx+c
0 -64 -16 247
y= -0.59 0 64 -15.8 240.64
-15.6 234.36
-15.4 228.16
Line of symmetry x y -15.2 222.04
x= 0 0 -9 -15 216
0 -9 -14.8 210.04
Vertex 110 -14.6 204.16
x= 0 Point on parabola Link cell for 'a' slider -14.4 198.36
y= -9 x y -14.2 192.64
2.9 -0.59 100 -14 187
2.9 -0.59 Link cell for 'b' slider -13.8 181.44
y-axis -13.6 175.96
Point on parabola 55 -13.4 170.56
x y Link cell for 'c' slider -13.2 165.24
2.9 -0.59 -13 160
2.9 0 -12.8 154.84
-12.6 149.76
Point on parabola -12.4 144.76
x y -12.2 139.84
2.9 -0.59 -12 135
0 -0.59 -11.8 130.24
-11.6 125.56
-11.4 120.96
-11.2 116.44
-11 112
-10.8 107.64
-10.6 103.36
-10.4 99.16
-10.2 95.04
-10 91
-9.8 87.04
-9.6 83.16
-9.4 79.36
-9.2 75.64
-9 72
-8.8 68.44
-8.6 64.96
-8.4 61.56
-8.2 58.24
-8 55
-7.8 51.84
 -7.6 48.76
-7.4 45.76
-7.2 42.84
-7 40
-6.8 37.24
-6.6 34.56
-6.4 31.96
-6.2 29.44
-6 27
-5.8 24.64
-5.6 22.36
-5.4 20.16
-5.2 18.04
-5 16
-4.8 14.04
-4.6 12.16
-4.4 10.36
-4.2 8.64
-4 7
-3.8 5.44
-3.6 3.96
-3.4 2.56
-3.2 1.24
-3 1.4388E-13
-2.8 -1.16
-2.6 -2.24
-2.4 -3.24
-2.2 -4.16
-2 -5
-1.8 -5.76
-1.6 -6.44
-1.4 -7.04
-1.2 -7.56
-1 -8
-0.8 -8.36
-0.6 -8.64
-0.4 -8.84
-0.2 -8.96
-2E-14 -9
0.2 -8.96
0.4 -8.84
0.6 -8.64
0.8 -8.36
1 -8
1.2 -7.56
1.4 -7.04
1.6 -6.44
1.8 -5.76
2 -5
2.2 -4.16
2.4 -3.24
 2.6 -2.24
2.8 -1.16
3 -1.368E-13
3.2 1.24
3.4 2.56
3.6 3.96
3.8 5.44
4 7
4.2 8.64
4.4 10.36
4.6 12.16
4.8 14.04
5 16
5.2 18.04
5.4 20.16
5.6 22.36
5.8 24.64
6 27
6.2 29.44
6.4 31.96
6.6 34.56
6.8 37.24
7 40
7.2 42.84
7.4 45.76
7.6 48.76
7.8 51.84
8 55
8.2 58.24
8.4 61.56
8.6 64.96
8.8 68.44
9 72
9.2 75.64
9.4 79.36
9.6 83.16
9.8 87.04
10 91
10.2 95.04
10.4 99.16
10.6 103.36
10.8 107.64
11 112
11.2 116.44
11.4 120.96
11.6 125.56
11.8 130.24
12 135
12.2 139.84
12.4 144.76
12.6 149.76
12.8 154.84
13 160
13.2 165.24
13.4 170.56
13.6 175.96
13.8 181.44
14 187
14.2 192.64
14.4 198.36
14.6 204.16
14.8 210.04
15 216
15.2 222.04
15.4 228.16
15.6 234.36
15.8 240.64
16 247
QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS

Point on parabola Parabola: y = a(x - p)(x - q)

y
x= -4.5 16

y= 6.25 12

Line of symmetry 4
x= -2
x
0
-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
Vertex
x= -2 -4

y= 0 -8

-12
x-axis
-16
y = a(x - p)(x - q) 55 110
Link cell for 'a' slider x a(x-p)(x-q)
a= 1 -16 196
80 -15.8 190.44
Link cell for 'p' slider -15.6 184.96
p= -2 Point on parabola -15.4 179.56
x y 80 -15.2 174.24
-4.5 6.25 Link cell for 'q' slider -15 169
q= -2 -4.5 6.25 -14.8 163.84
-14.6 158.76
-14.4 153.76
x y -14.2 148.84
-2 -64 -14 144
-2 64 -13.8 139.24
y-axis -13.6 134.56
-13.4 129.96
x y -13.2 125.44
-2 0 -13 121
-2 0 -12.8 116.64
-12.6 112.36
Point on parabola -12.4 108.16
x y -12.2 104.04
-4.5 0 -12 100
-4.5 6.25 -11.8 96.04
-11.6 92.16
Point on parabola -11.4 88.36
x y -11.2 84.64
-4.5 6.25 -11 81
0 6.25 -10.8 77.44
-10.6 73.96
-10.4 70.56
-10.2 67.24
-10 64
-9.8 60.84
-9.6 57.76
-9.4 54.76
-9.2 51.84
-9 49
-8.8 46.24
-8.6 43.56
-8.4 40.96
-8.2 38.44
-8 36
-7.8 33.64
 -7.6 31.36
-7.4 29.16
-7.2 27.04
-7 25
-6.8 23.04
-6.6 21.16
-6.4 19.36
-6.2 17.64
-6 16
-5.8 14.44
-5.6 12.96
-5.4 11.56
-5.2 10.24
-5 9
-4.8 7.84
-4.6 6.76
-4.4 5.76
-4.2 4.84
-4 4
-3.8 3.24
-3.6 2.56
-3.4 1.96
-3.2 1.44
-3 1
-2.8 0.64
-2.6 0.36
-2.4 0.16
-2.2 0.04
-2 5.333E-28
-1.8 0.04
-1.6 0.16
-1.4 0.36
-1.2 0.64
-1 1
-0.8 1.44
-0.6 1.96
-0.4 2.56
-0.2 3.24
-2E-14 4
0.2 4.84
0.4 5.76
0.6 6.76
0.8 7.84
1 9
1.2 10.24
1.4 11.56
1.6 12.96
1.8 14.44
2 16
2.2 17.64
2.4 19.36
 2.6 21.16
2.8 23.04
3 25
3.2 27.04
3.4 29.16
3.6 31.36
3.8 33.64
4 36
4.2 38.44
4.4 40.96
4.6 43.56
4.8 46.24
5 49
5.2 51.84
5.4 54.76
5.6 57.76
5.8 60.84
6 64
6.2 67.24
6.4 70.56
6.6 73.96
6.8 77.44
7 81
7.2 84.64
7.4 88.36
7.6 92.16
7.8 96.04
8 100
8.2 104.04
8.4 108.16
8.6 112.36
8.8 116.64
9 121
9.2 125.44
9.4 129.96
9.6 134.56
9.8 139.24
10 144
10.2 148.84
10.4 153.76
10.6 158.76
10.8 163.84
11 169
11.2 174.24
11.4 179.56
11.6 184.96
11.8 190.44
12 196
12.2 201.64
12.4 207.36
12.6 213.16
12.8 219.04
13 225
13.2 231.04
13.4 237.16
13.6 243.36
13.8 249.64
14 256
14.2 262.44
14.4 268.96
14.6 275.56
14.8 282.24
15 289
15.2 295.84
15.4 302.76
15.6 309.76
15.8 316.84
16 324
QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS

y = ax2 + bx + c Parabolas: y = ax2 + bx + c and y = a(x - p)(x - q)

y
16
a= 1
12

8
b= -3
4

x
c= -10 0
-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
-4

Line of symmetry -8
x= 1.5
-12
x-axis
-16
y = a(x - p)(x - q) 110
x y Link cell for 'a' slider x ax2+bx+c
a= 1 1.5 -64 -16 294
1.5 64 100 -15.8 287.04
Link cell for 'p' slider -15.6 280.16
p= 0 -15.4 273.36
x y 100 -15.2 266.64
1.5 -12.25 Link cell for 'q' slider -15 260
q= 0 1.5 -12.25 -14.8 253.44
110 -14.6 246.96
Link cell for 'a' slider -14.4 240.56
Line of symmetry x y -14.2 234.24
x= 0 0 -64 70 -14 228
0 64 Link cell for 'b' slider -13.8 221.84
y-axis -13.6 215.76
50 -13.4 209.76
x y Link cell for 'c' slider -13.2 203.84
0 0 -13 198
0 0 -12.8 192.24
-12.6 186.56
-12.4 180.96
-12.2 175.44
-12 170
-11.8 164.64
-11.6 159.36
-11.4 154.16
-11.2 149.04
-11 144
-10.8 139.04
-10.6 134.16
-10.4 129.36
-10.2 124.64
-10 120
-9.8 115.44
-9.6 110.96
-9.4 106.56
-9.2 102.24
-9 98
-8.8 93.84
-8.6 89.76
-8.4 85.76
-8.2 81.84
-8 78
-7.8 74.24
 -7.6 70.56
-7.4 66.96
-7.2 63.44
-7 60
-6.8 56.64
-6.6 53.36
-6.4 50.16
-6.2 47.04
-6 44
-5.8 41.04
-5.6 38.16
-5.4 35.36
-5.2 32.64
-5 30
-4.8 27.44
-4.6 24.96
-4.4 22.56
-4.2 20.24
-4 18
-3.8 15.84
-3.6 13.76
-3.4 11.76
-3.2 9.84
-3 8
-2.8 6.24
-2.6 4.56
-2.4 2.96
-2.2 1.44
-2 1.6165E-13
-1.8 -1.36
-1.6 -2.64
-1.4 -3.84
-1.2 -4.96
-1 -6
-0.8 -6.96
-0.6 -7.84
-0.4 -8.64
-0.2 -9.36
-2E-14 -10
0.2 -10.56
0.4 -11.04
0.6 -11.44
0.8 -11.76
1 -12
1.2 -12.16
1.4 -12.24
1.6 -12.24
1.8 -12.16
2 -12
2.2 -11.76
2.4 -11.44
 2.6 -11.04
2.8 -10.56
3 -10
3.2 -9.36
3.4 -8.64
3.6 -7.84
3.8 -6.96
4 -6
4.2 -4.96
4.4 -3.84
4.6 -2.64
4.8 -1.36
5 -1.492E-13
5.2 1.44
5.4 2.96
5.6 4.56
5.8 6.24
6 8
6.2 9.84
6.4 11.76
6.6 13.76
6.8 15.84
7 18
7.2 20.24
7.4 22.56
7.6 24.96
7.8 27.44
8 30
8.2 32.64
8.4 35.36
8.6 38.16
8.8 41.04
9 44
9.2 47.04
9.4 50.16
9.6 53.36
9.8 56.64
10 60
10.2 63.44
10.4 66.96
10.6 70.56
10.8 74.24
11 78
11.2 81.84
11.4 85.76
11.6 89.76
11.8 93.84
12 98
12.2 102.24
12.4 106.56
12.6 110.96
12.8 115.44
13 120
13.2 124.64
13.4 129.36
13.6 134.16
13.8 139.04
14 144
14.2 149.04
14.4 154.16
14.6 159.36
14.8 164.64
15 170
15.2 175.44
15.4 180.96
15.6 186.56
15.8 192.24
16 198
a(x-p)(x-q)
256
249.64
243.36
237.16
231.04
225
219.04
213.16
207.36
201.64
196
190.44
184.96
179.56
174.24
169
163.84
158.76
153.76
148.84
144
139.24
134.56
129.96
125.44
121
116.64
112.36
108.16
104.04
100
96.04
92.16
88.36
84.64
81
77.44
73.96
70.56
67.24
64
60.84
 57.76
54.76
51.84
49
46.24
43.56
40.96
38.44
36
33.64
31.36
29.16
27.04
25
23.04
21.16
19.36
17.64
16
14.44
12.96
11.56
10.24
9
7.84
6.76
5.76
4.84
4
3.24
2.56
1.96
1.44
1
0.64
0.36
0.16
0.04
5.462E-28
0.04
0.16
0.36
0.64
1
1.44
1.96
2.56
3.24
4
4.84
5.76
 6.76
7.84
9
10.24
11.56
12.96
14.44
16
17.64
19.36
21.16
23.04
25
27.04
29.16
31.36
33.64
36
38.44
40.96
43.56
46.24
49
51.84
54.76
57.76
60.84
64
67.24
70.56
73.96
77.44
81
84.64
88.36
92.16
96.04
100
104.04
108.16
112.36
116.64
121
125.44
129.96
134.56
139.24
144
148.84
153.76
158.76
163.84
169
174.24
179.56
184.96
190.44
196
201.64
207.36
213.16
219.04
225
231.04
237.16
243.36
249.64
256
QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS Completing the Square

y = ax2 + bx + c Parabolas: y = ax2 + bx + c and y = a(x - p)2 + q

y
8
a= 1
6

4
b= -6
2

x
c= 2 0
-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
-2

Line of symmetry -4
x= 3
-6
x-axis
-8
y = a(x - p)2 + q 110
x y Link cell for 'a' slider x ax2+bx+c
a= 1 3 -64 -16 354
3 64 100 -15.8 346.44
Link cell for 'p' slider -15.6 338.96
p= 0 -15.4 331.56
x y 200 -15.2 324.24
3 -7 Link cell for 'q' slider -15 317
q= 0 3 -7 -14.8 309.84
110 -14.6 302.76
Link cell for 'a' slider -14.4 295.76
Line of symmetry x y -14.2 288.84
x= 0 0 -64 40 -14 282
0 64 Link cell for 'b' slider -13.8 275.24
y-axis -13.6 268.56
110 -13.4 261.96
x y Link cell for 'c' slider -13.2 255.44
0 0 -13 249
0 0 -12.8 242.64
-12.6 236.36
-12.4 230.16
-12.2 224.04
-12 218
-11.8 212.04
-11.6 206.16
-11.4 200.36
-11.2 194.64
-11 189
-10.8 183.44
-10.6 177.96
-10.4 172.56
-10.2 167.24
-10 162
-9.8 156.84
-9.6 151.76
-9.4 146.76
-9.2 141.84
-9 137
-8.8 132.24
-8.6 127.56
-8.4 122.96
-8.2 118.44
-8 114
-7.8 109.64
 -7.6 105.36
-7.4 101.16
-7.2 97.04
-7 93
-6.8 89.04
-6.6 85.16
-6.4 81.36
-6.2 77.64
-6 74
-5.8 70.44
-5.6 66.96
-5.4 63.56
-5.2 60.24
-5 57
-4.8 53.84
-4.6 50.76
-4.4 47.76
-4.2 44.84
-4 42
-3.8 39.24
-3.6 36.56
-3.4 33.96
-3.2 31.44
-3 29
-2.8 26.64
-2.6 24.36
-2.4 22.16
-2.2 20.04
-2 18
-1.8 16.04
-1.6 14.16
-1.4 12.36
-1.2 10.64
-1 9
-0.8 7.44
-0.6 5.96
-0.4 4.56
-0.2 3.24
-2E-14 2
0.2 0.84
0.4 -0.24
0.6 -1.24
0.8 -2.16
1 -3
1.2 -3.76
1.4 -4.44
1.6 -5.04
1.8 -5.56
2 -6
2.2 -6.36
2.4 -6.64
 2.6 -6.84
2.8 -6.96
3 -7
3.2 -6.96
3.4 -6.84
3.6 -6.64
3.8 -6.36
4 -6
4.2 -5.56
4.4 -5.04
4.6 -4.44
4.8 -3.76
5 -3
5.2 -2.16
5.4 -1.24
5.6 -0.24
5.8 0.84
6 2
6.2 3.24
6.4 4.56
6.6 5.96
6.8 7.44
7 9
7.2 10.64
7.4 12.36
7.6 14.16
7.8 16.04
8 18
8.2 20.04
8.4 22.16
8.6 24.36
8.8 26.64
9 29
9.2 31.44
9.4 33.96
9.6 36.56
9.8 39.24
10 42
10.2 44.84
10.4 47.76
10.6 50.76
10.8 53.84
11 57
11.2 60.24
11.4 63.56
11.6 66.96
11.8 70.44
12 74
12.2 77.64
12.4 81.36
12.6 85.16
12.8 89.04
13 93
13.2 97.04
13.4 101.16
13.6 105.36
13.8 109.64
14 114
14.2 118.44
14.4 122.96
14.6 127.56
14.8 132.24
15 137
15.2 141.84
15.4 146.76
15.6 151.76
15.8 156.84
16 162
a(x-p)2+q
256
249.64
243.36
237.16
231.04
225
219.04
213.16
207.36
201.64
196
190.44
184.96
179.56
174.24
169
163.84
158.76
153.76
148.84
144
139.24
134.56
129.96
125.44
121
116.64
112.36
108.16
104.04
100
96.04
92.16
88.36
84.64
81
77.44
73.96
70.56
67.24
64
60.84
 57.76
54.76
51.84
49
46.24
43.56
40.96
38.44
36
33.64
31.36
29.16
27.04
25
23.04
21.16
19.36
17.64
16
14.44
12.96
11.56
10.24
9
7.84
6.76
5.76
4.84
4
3.24
2.56
1.96
1.44
1
0.64
0.36
0.16
0.04
5.462E-28
0.04
0.16
0.36
0.64
1
1.44
1.96
2.56
3.24
4
4.84
5.76
 6.76
7.84
9
10.24
11.56
12.96
14.44
16
17.64
19.36
21.16
23.04
25
27.04
29.16
31.36
33.64
36
38.44
40.96
43.56
46.24
49
51.84
54.76
57.76
60.84
64
67.24
70.56
73.96
77.44
81
84.64
88.36
92.16
96.04
100
104.04
108.16
112.36
116.64
121
125.44
129.96
134.56
139.24
144
148.84
153.76
158.76
163.84
169
174.24
179.56
184.96
190.44
196
201.64
207.36
213.16
219.04
225
231.04
237.16
243.36
249.64
256
QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS Simultaneous Equations

y = ax2 + bx + c Simultaneous: y = ax2 + bx + c and px + qy = r px + qy = r

y
8
a= 1 p= -1
6

b= -3 4 q= 1
2

c= 0 0
x r= -4
-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
-2
x-axis Intersection of lines
-4 x y
2 -2
y-axis -6 2 -2

-8
 95 parabola
Link cell for 'p' slider x ax2+bx+c
-16 304
straight line 105 -15.8 297.04
x (r - px)/q Link cell for 'q' slider -15.6 290.16
-64 -68 -15.4 283.36
64 60 80 -15.2 276.64
Link cell for 'r' slider -15 270
intersection point 1 -14.8 263.44
x y 110 -14.6 256.96
2 -2 Link cell for 'a' slider -14.4 250.56
on of lines 2 -2 -14.2 244.24
70 -14 238
intersection point 2 Link cell for 'b' slider -13.8 231.84
x y -13.6 225.76
2 -2 100 -13.4 219.76
2 -2 Link cell for 'c' slider -13.2 213.84
-13 208
A 1 -12.8 202.24
B -4 -12.6 196.56
C 4 -12.4 190.96
D 0 -12.2 185.44
 -12 180
-11.8 174.64
-11.6 169.36
-11.4 164.16
-11.2 159.04
-11 154
-10.8 149.04
-10.6 144.16
-10.4 139.36
-10.2 134.64
-10 130
-9.8 125.44
-9.6 120.96
-9.4 116.56
-9.2 112.24
-9 108
-8.8 103.84
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