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Quadratic Functions Worksheet

This document provides information about different forms of quadratic functions including standard form, vertex form, factor form, and their key features and uses. It then presents several examples involving quadratic modeling and solving quadratic equations in various ways. Specifically, it asks the reader to: 1) Identify vertex, y-intercept, max/min values and sketch graphs for 4 quadratic functions 2) Write quadratic equations given real world scenarios 3) Solve 7 quadratic equations algebraically using different techniques 4) Analyze and graph a function modeling the height of a falling bale of hay over time 5) Find maximum height, distance at maximum height, and initial height for a motorcycle stunt jump 6) Calculate revenues at different item quantities

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Quadratic Functions Worksheet

This document provides information about different forms of quadratic functions including standard form, vertex form, factor form, and their key features and uses. It then presents several examples involving quadratic modeling and solving quadratic equations in various ways. Specifically, it asks the reader to: 1) Identify vertex, y-intercept, max/min values and sketch graphs for 4 quadratic functions 2) Write quadratic equations given real world scenarios 3) Solve 7 quadratic equations algebraically using different techniques 4) Analyze and graph a function modeling the height of a falling bale of hay over time 5) Find maximum height, distance at maximum height, and initial height for a motorcycle stunt jump 6) Calculate revenues at different item quantities

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Quadratic Forms

Names
Standard
form
Vertex
form

y ax bx c
2

y a x h k
2

y a x r1 x r2

Factor
form

If a 0 then concave up
If a 0 then concave down

Used best for


y-intercept (0, c)
doesnt help with graphing by hand
vertex ( h, k ) line of symmetry x h
used to find x-intercepts
y intercept ah 2 k
finding max and min values: k
helps for graphing by hand
x-intercepts r1 ,0 r2 ,0
y-intercept a (r1 )(r2 ) c
because of symmetry
r r2
h x coordinate of vertex = 1
2
Helps for graphing by hand (dont know min or
max value)
Vertex is a min and k is the minimum value
Vertex is a max and k is the maximum value

1. For each of the following


State the vertex, State the y-intercept,
Indicate if there is a maximum or minimum value and give the value
Sketch the function without your calculator; include vertex and y-intercept
From the sketch how many x-intercepts are there?
a. f ( x) ( x 3) 2 5
b. g x x 2 2 4
1

c. h t 7 t

d. s t 4 t 6

13
4

2. Write a quadratic equation for the following scenarios


a) A ball is tossed in the air from a height of 5 feet and the following data is recorded
Time (seconds)
Height (feet)

0
5

0.25
8

b) The vertex is (-5,100) and the y-intercept is 0

0.5
9

0.75
8

1.0
5

1.25
0

c) The x-intercepts are -2 and 7 and the y-intercept is 6


3. Solve each quadratic equation algebraically:
You should be using different techniques to solve these problems to be efficient.
a. 2 x 5 2 6 0
1
t 1 2 3 0
3
1
c. m 2 m 1 5 0
2

b.

d.
e.
f.
g.

p 2 2

16 p
40 0.025 2 0
3 y 2 21 y 18

Solve for

x : a x h 2 k 0

4. In winter with heavy snow falls, the animals in Yellowstone cannot freely roam to find
food, so hay is dropped for them from helicopters. A helicopter 180 feet above the
ground drops a bale of hay while the helicopter itself is raising 32 feet per second.
The height, s (t ) (in feet) of the bale as a function of time is given by
s (t ) 16t 2 32t 180 where t is the time since drop off (in seconds).
a)
b)
c)
d)

What is the height of the bale 2 seconds after it is released?


How many seconds will it take the bale to reach the ground?
When does the bale reach a maximum height? What is the maximum height?
Sketch a graph of the height of the bale as a function of time. Explain the shape
of the graph.

5. A motorcycle stunt rider jumped across Snake River. The path of his motorcycle was
given approximately by H 0.005 x 2 2.39 x 600 where H was measured in
feet above the river and x was the distance from his launch ramp.
a) What was the riders maximum height above the river?
b) How far (horizontal distance) was the rider from the ramp when he reached his
maximum height?
c) How high above the river was the launch ramp?
6. The revenue (in dollars) earned by producing n items can be modeled by the function
100

n
0 n 350

7
R ( n)
2 2

n 240n 54,500 350 n 895


10
a) Find the revenue earned when 200 items are produced
b) Find the revenue when 400 items are produced

c) What is the largest possible revenue? How many items must be produced to
maximize the revenue?

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