The Parabola
This function is a quadratic function and is called a parabola.
We will focus on two main types of parabolas: maximum and minimum parabolas.
This function is a quadratic function and is called a parabola.
We will focus on two main types of parabolas: maximum and minimum parabolas.
Also called smiling or happy.
A vertex is the minimum point of the function, where is the lowest.
We can identify that it is a minimum parabola if the equation is positive.
Also called sad or crying.
A vertex is the maximum point of the function, where is the highest.
We can identify that it is a maximum parabola if the equation is negative.
To the parabola,
the vertex marks its highest point.
How do we find it?
Determine the value of the coefficient \( a \) in the following equation:
\( -x^2+7x-9 \)
What is the value of the coefficient \( b \) in the equation below?
\( 3x^2+8x-5 \)
What is the value of the coefficient \( c \) in the equation below?
\( 4x^2+9x-2 \)
\( y=x^2 \)
\( y=x^2+10x \)
Determine the value of the coefficient in the following equation:
The quadratic equation in the problem is already arranged (meaning all terms are on one side and 0 on the other side), so let's proceed to answer the question asked:
The question asked in the problem - What is the value of the coefficient in the equation?
Let's recall the definitions of coefficients in solving quadratic equations and the roots formula:
The rule states that the roots of an equation of the form:
are:
That is the coefficient is the coefficient of the quadratic term (meaning the term with the second power)- Let's examine the equation in the problem:
Remember that the minus sign before the quadratic term means multiplication by: , therefore- we can write the equation as:
The number that multiplies the , is hence we identify that the coefficient of the quadratic term is the number ,
Therefore the correct answer is A.
-1
What is the value of the coefficient in the equation below?
The quadratic equation of the given problem is already arranged (that is, all the terms are found on one side and the 0 on the other side), thus we approach the given problem as follows;
In the problem, the question was asked: what is the value of the coefficientin the equation?
Let's remember the definitions of coefficients when solving a quadratic equation as well as the formula for the roots:
The rule says that the roots of an equation of the form
are :
That is the coefficientis the coefficient of the term in the first power -We then examine the equation of the given problem:
That is, the number that multiplies
is
Consequently we are able to identify b, which is the coefficient of the term in the first power, as the number,
Thus the correct answer is option d.
8
What is the value of the coefficient in the equation below?
The quadratic equation is given as . This equation is in the standard form of a quadratic equation, which is , where , , and are coefficients.
From this analysis, we can see that the coefficient is .
Therefore, the value of the coefficient in the equation is .
-2
To solve this problem, let's follow these steps:
Now, let's work through these steps:
Step 1: The standard form of a quadratic function is . Our goal is to identify , , and .
Step 2: We are given the function . This can be aligned with the standard form as .
Step 3: By comparing the given function with the standard form, we can deduce:
- The coefficient of is 1, so .
- The linear term coefficient is missing, which implies .
- There is no constant term, so .
Therefore, the coefficients are , corresponding to choice 1.
Here we have a quadratic equation.
A quadratic equation is always constructed like this:
Where a, b, and c are generally already known to us, and the X and Y points need to be discovered.
Firstly, it seems that in this formula we do not have the C,
Therefore, we understand it is equal to 0.
a is the coefficient of X², here it does not have a coefficient, therefore
is the number that comes before the X that is not squared.
\( y=x^2-6x+4 \)
\( y=2x^2-5x+6 \)
\( y=2x^2-3x-6 \)
\( y=-2x^2+3x+10 \)
\( y=3x^2+4x+5 \)
To solve this problem, we'll clearly delineate the given expression and compare it to the standard quadratic form:
Therefore, the coefficients for the quadratic function are , , and .
Among the provided choices, choice 3: is the correct one.
In fact, a quadratic equation is composed as follows:
y = ax²-bx-c
That is,
a is the coefficient of x², in this case 2.
b is the coefficient of x, in this case 5.
And c is the number without a variable at the end, in this case 6.
To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:
Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The given quadratic function is .
Step 2: The standard form of a quadratic equation is .
Step 3: By matching the given quadratic function with the standard form:
- The coefficient of is , so .
- The coefficient of is , so .
- The constant term is , so .
Therefore, the solution to the problem is , , .
Let's determine the coefficients for the quadratic function given by .
Comparing these coefficients to the provided choices, the correct answer is:
.
Therefore, the correct choice is Choice 4.
To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:
Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The problem gives us the quadratic function .
Step 2: The standard form of a quadratic function is .
Step 3: By comparing with , we find:
- The coefficient of is .
- The coefficient of is .
- The constant term is .
Therefore, the solution to the problem is .
This matches choice 2, which states: .
What is the value of the coefficient \( c \) in the equation below?
\( 3x^2+5x \)
\( y=x^2+x+5 \)
\( y=-x^2+x+5 \)
\( y=4+3x^2-x \)
\( y=3x^2+4-5x \)
What is the value of the coefficient in the equation below?
The quadratic equation of the given problem has already been arranged (that is, all the terms are on one side and 0 is on the other side) thus we can approach the question as follows:
In the problem, the question was asked: what is the value of the coefficientin the equation?
Let's remember the definition of a coefficient when solving a quadratic equation as well as the formula for the roots:
The rule says that the roots of an equation of the form
are:
That is the coefficient
is the free term - and as such the coefficient of the term is raised to the power of zero -(Any number other than zero raised to the power of zero equals 1:
)
Next we examine the equation of the given problem:
Note that there is no free term in the equation, that is, the numerical value of the free term is 0, in fact the equation can be written as follows:
and therefore the value of the coefficient is 0.
Hence the correct answer is option c.
0
To solve this problem, we will identify the parameters of the given quadratic function step-by-step:
Now, let's analyze the quadratic function provided:
From the given expression :
- The coefficient of is , so .
- The coefficient of is , so .
- The constant term is , so .
Therefore, the parameters of the quadratic function are , , and .
Consequently, the correct choice from the provided options is .
To solve the problem of identifying the coefficients in the quadratic function , we follow these steps:
Step 1: Write down the general form of a quadratic equation: .
Step 2: Compare the given equation to the general form.
Step 3: Identify the value of each coefficient:
The coefficient of is , so .
The coefficient of is , so .
The constant term is , so .
Therefore, the parameters of the quadratic function are , , and .
This matches choice 2, confirming the parameters in the quadratic function.
Final Answer: .
To solve this problem, we will match the given quadratic equation with its standard form:
Let's now perform the steps:
Step 1: The standard quadratic form is .
Step 2: The given equation is .
Step 3: Rearrange the given equation to match the standard form:
.
Now, directly compare:
Therefore, the coefficients are correctly identified as and .
The correct answer is: .
To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:
Now let's work through each step:
Step 1: The given quadratic is . Rearrange this function to align terms with their degrees:
.
Step 2: Compare this with the standard quadratic form , where:
(the coefficient of ),
(the coefficient of ),
(the constant term).
Therefore, the correct choice is .