5.1: modeling data with quadratic functions

Question 1

a function that can be written in the standard form f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c, where a doesn’t equal 0. The domain is all real numbers

Answer 1

quadratic function

Question 2

The graph of a quadratic function

Answer 2

parabola

Question 3

the line that divides a parabola into two parts that are mirror images

Answer 3

axis of symmetry

Question 4

the point at which the parabola intersects the axis of symmetry

Answer 4

vertex of a parabola

Question 5

f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c, where a doesn’t equal 0

Answer 5

standard form of a quadratic function