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Lesson 9: Features & forms of quadratic functions
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Features & forms of quadratic functions
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Features of quadratic functions

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g, left parenthesis, x, right parenthesis, equals, left parenthesis, x, plus, 9, right parenthesis, left parenthesis, x, plus, 8, right parenthesis
1) What are the zeros of the function?
Write the smaller x first, and the larger x second.
start text, s, m, a, l, l, e, r, space, end text, x, equals
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
start text, l, a, r, g, e, r, space, end text, x, equals
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
2) What is the vertex of the parabola?
left parenthesis
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
comma
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
right parenthesis
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