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Worksheet - Applying Quadratic Models

Unit 5 – Unit Review
1. Describe the transformations from the parent graph of y = x2.

a) b)

2. Write an equation for the quadratic relation that results from each transformation.

a) The graph of y = x2 is stretched vertically by a factor of 3, moved 8 units to the

left and 4 units down.

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i. Algebraically determine where the point (-2, 4) from the parents graph
of y = x2, is transformed to for the new equation above in part a).

b) The graph of y = x2 is reflected in the x-axis, compressed vertically by a factor

of ½ , moved 5 units to the right and 6 units up.

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i. Algebraically determine where the point (2, 4) from the parents graph
of y = x2, is transformed to for the new equation above in part b).
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3. Sketch the graphs of the following quadratic relations:

a) y = –(x + 5)2 + 8 b) y = 2(x – 3)2 – 9

4. Determine the equation of the quadratic relation from the graphs below.
Express the equation in standard form.
a) b)
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5. Express each equation in factored form.

a) y = 2(x + 1)2 – 18 b) y = –2x2 + 24x – 64

6. Express each equation in vertex form.

a) y = 3(x – 6)(x – 4) b) y = 4x2 + 20x + 25

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7. Algebraically determine the vertex for the relation: y = 2x2 + 12x + 10

8. Algebraically determine the vertex for the relation: y = 3x2 + 18x

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9. Determine the vertex for each relation below:

a) y = 3x2 ______________ b) ______________

c) y = (x + 5)2 ______________ d) y = –(x – 4)2 ______________

e) y = x2 + 4 ______________ f) y = x2 – 2 ______________

10. Algebraically determine the equation of a parabola with a vertex of (2, 6) that passes
through the point (5, 3).
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11. Algebraically determine the equation of a parabola with a vertex of (-1, 3) and an
x-intercept of 1.

12. Algebraically determine the equation of a parabola with a vertex of (2, 5) and an
y-intercept of -3.
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ANSWERS:

1. a) reflection in x-axis b) vertical stretch by 2

vertical compression by moves right 6

moves left 9 moves down 7

moves up 10

2. a) y = 3(x + 8)2 – 4 i. (–10, 8)

b) i. (7, 4)

3. a) b)
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4. a) y = 3x2 – 12x + 9 b)

5. a) y = 2(x + 4)(x – 2) b) y = -2(x – 4)(x – 8)

6. a) y = 3(x – 5)2 – 3 b)

7. (–3, –8)

8. (–3, –27)

9. a) (0, 0) b) (0, 0) c) (–5, 0)

d) (4, 0) e) (0, 4) f) (0, –2)

10. 11.

12. y = –2(x – 2)2 + 5