IM3
-‐
L esson
3 :
W orking
w ith
Q uadratic
M odels
I n
V ertex
F orm
Unit
3
–
Q uadratric
F
unctions
D. Quadratic
A lgebra:
W orking
w ith
V ertex
F orm
( Example
# 1)
2
To
s ketch
t he
p arabola
d efined
b y
f (x)
=
-‐ 2(x
+
3 )
+
1 2:
(i)
S tate
t he
e quation
o f
t he
a xis
o f
s ymmetry.
(ii)
S tate
t he
l ocation
o f
t he
v ertex.
(iii)
E valuate
f (0)
(iv)
E valuate
f (-‐7)
(v)
S tate
t he
l ocation
o f
a
p oint
“ symmetrically
o pposite”
to
t he
y -‐intercept
(vi)
S olve
f or
x
i f
f (x)
=
0 .
R ound
y our
a nswer(s)
t o
t wo
(vii)
S olve
f (x)
=
-‐ 60
decimal
p laces
(viii)
W rite
t he
e quation
o f
t he
I NVERSE
f unction
o f
f (x)
a nd
-‐1
write
i t
i n
f
(x)
n otation.