Exploring the Family of Quadratic Functions

Objective:

To examine the vertex and standard forms of the

quadratic function.

Developed as part of a presentation at MCTM 2007 Conference.

Click on the tabs to navigate!

y = a(x-h)2 + k

Vertex Form of Quadratic

a=

h=

k=

y=x

-25

625

625

-24

576

576

-23

529

529

-22

484

484

-21

441

441

-50

-20

400

400

-19

361

361

-18

324

324

-17

289

289

-16

256

256

0
-25
0

-15

225

225

-14

196

196

-13

169

169

-12

144

144

-11

121

121

-10

100

100

-9

81

81

-8

64

64

-7

49

49

-6

36

36

-5

25

25

-4

16

16

-3

-2

-1

51

800
vertex (h, k)

axis of symmetry
600
x
y
400
200

0
-20

-15

-10

-50
h
20

-50

625

-50

-50

-625

-50

-5
0
-200

10

-20
5000
-5000
15

20

25

-600
-800
x

y=0

show
the axis of symmetry
FALSE

See the standardFALSE

form of the quadratic function

20
k

-400

show
the vertex
FALSE

50

y = ax2 + bx + c
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5000

16

16

25

25

36

36

49

49

64

64

81

81

10

100

100

11

121

121

12

144

144

13

169

169

14

196

196

15

225

225

16

256

256

17

289

289

18

324

324

19

361

361

20

400

400

21

441

441

22

484

484

23

529

529

24

576

576

25

625

625

y = ax2 + bx + c

Standard Form of Quadratic

a=

b =

c=

y=x

-25

625

625

-24

576

576

-23

529

529

-22

484

484

-21

441

441

-20

400

400

0.00

-19

361

361

0.00

-18

324

324

-17

289

289

-16

256

256

-15

225

225

-14

196

196

-13

169

169

-12

144

144

-11

121

121

-10

100

100

-250

-9

81

81

-8

64

64

-7

49

49

-6

36

36

-5

25

25

-4

16

16

-3

-2

-1

700
600

0
0

roots
500

slope

400

roots

0.2

0.04

-0.2

0.04

x1 =

0.00

x2 =

0.00

300
double roots

200

-20

-15

-10

-5

100

x=

slope =

0
25

0
x

10

15

20

25

y=0

See the standard

form of the quadratic function
FALSE

y = ax2 + bx + c

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16

16

25

25

36

36

49

49

64

64

81

81

10

100

100

11

121

121

12

144

144

13

169

169

14

196

196

15

225

225

16

256

256

17

289

289

18

324

324

19

361

361

20

400

400

21

441

441

22

484

484

23

529

529

24

576

576

25

625

625

Note: You cannot name a variable with the letter "c"!

ouble roots

y = ax2 + bx + c

Looking at Differences
x

First
Dy/Dx

-25

625

-500

Second
Dy/Dx
-500

a=

b =

c=

0
average time
-24.5

y = x2 + 1E-14x + 6E-13

300

-24

576

-500

-500

-23.5

-23

529

-500

-500

-22

484

-500

-500

-21

441

-500

-500

-20

400

-500

-500

-19

361

-500

-500

-18

324

-500

-500

-17

289

-500

-500

-16

256

-500

-500

-15

225

-500

-500

-14

196

-500

-500

-13

169

-500

-500

-12

144

-500

-500

-11

121

-500

-500

-10

100

-500

-500

-9

81

-500

-500

-8

64

-500

-500

-7

49

-500

-500

-6.5

-6

36

-500

-500

-5.5

-5

25

-500

-500

-4

16

-500

-500

-3.5

-3

-500

-500

-2.5

-2

-500

-500

-1

-500

-500

-22.5
-21.5

200

-20.5
-19.5
-18.5

100

-17.5
-16.5

0
-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

10

15

20

25

-15.5
-14.5
-13.5

-100

-12.5
-11.5
-10.5

-200

-9.5
y = - 500

-300

calculate
and plot the first difference
FALSE

-8.5
y = - 500

calculate and plot

the second difference
FALSE

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-7.5

-4.5

-1.5
-0.5

-500

-500

0.5

-500

-500

1.5

-500

-500

Note: The first and second differences are plotted against the

2.5

-500

-500

average time, which is in column L and hidden as white font.

3.5

16

-500

-500

4.5

25

-500

-500

5.5

36

-500

-500

6.5

49

-500

-500

7.5

64

-500

-500

8.5

81

-500

-500

9.5

10

100

-500

-500

10.5

11

121

-500

-500

11.5

12

144

-500

-500

12.5

13

169

-500

-500

13.5

14

196

-500

-500

14.5

15

225

-500

-500

15.5

16

256

-500

-500

16.5

17

289

-500

-500

17.5

18

324

-500

-500

18.5

19

361

-500

-500

19.5

20

400

-500

-500

20.5

21

441

-500

-500

21.5

22

484

-500

-500

22.5

23

529

-500

-500

23.5

24

576

-500

25

625

24.5

average time

Baseball Pop-up (travels vertically only)

How high will the baseball rise?

Select the astronomical object

initial height =
ho

initial velocity =
vo

time, t

height, h

(m)

0.00

0.06

1.18

0.12

2.33

0.18

3.44

0.24

4.52

0.3

5.56

0.36

6.56

0.42

7.53

0.48

8.47

0.54

9.37

0.6

10.23

0.66

11.06

0.72

11.86

0.78

12.62

0.84

13.34

0.9

14.03

0.96

14.68

1.02

15.30

1.08

15.88

1.14

16.43

Adjust the time step to get the complete

1.2

16.94

time until the baseball hits the ground.

1.26

17.41

1.32

17.85

1.38

18.26

25

25

20

20

10

1 20.38735
1

height

15

2
4

5
0
0

Path of
Baseball

(m/sec)

10

acceleration =

- Moon

1.62

Mars

3.77

Jupiter

25.95

Saturn

11.08

4 10
time
11

Can you relate the ho, vo and g to the regression equation?

time step =

0.06

time =
height =

maximum
height
20.39

0
0.00

20.00

m/sec

For t=0, initial velocity

hang time
4.08

0.42

sec

answer
0
tracer point

( with constant acceleration due to gravity)

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g-values:

velocity

Uranus 10.67
14.07
6
8
Neptune
Pluto

m/sec2

Mercury 3.59
8.87
Venus
9.81
Earth

9.81

a = -g

g
y = -4.905x2 +object
20x - 3E-14
274.13
1
Sun

15

20

http://aerospaceweb.org/question/astronomy/q0227.shtml

1.44

18.63

1.5

18.96

1.56

19.26

1.62

19.53

1.68

19.76

1.74

19.95

1.8

20.11

1.86

20.23

1.92

20.32

1.98

20.37

2.04

20.39

2.1

20.37

2.16

20.32

2.22

20.23

2.28

20.10

2.34

19.94

2.4

19.75

2.46

19.52

2.52

19.25

2.58

18.95

2.64

18.61

2.7

18.24

2.76

17.84

2.82

17.39

2.88

16.92

2.94

16.40

15.86

3.06

15.27

3.12

14.65

3.18

14.00

3.24

13.31

3.3

12.58

3.36

11.82

3.42

11.03

3.48

10.20

3.54

9.33

3.6

8.43

3.66

7.49

3.72

6.52

3.78

5.52

3.84

4.47

3.9

3.39

3.96

2.28

4.02

1.13

4.08

-0.05

4.14

-1.27

4.2

-2.52

4.26

-3.81

4.32

-5.14

4.38

-6.50

4.44

-7.90

4.5

-9.33

4.56

-10.79

4.62

-12.29

4.68

-13.83

4.74

-15.40

4.8

-17.01

4.86

-18.65

4.92

-20.33

4.98

-22.05

5.04

-23.79

5.1

-25.58

5.16

-27.40

5.22

-29.25

5.28

-31.14

5.34

-33.07

5.4

-35.03

5.46

-37.03

5.52

-39.06

5.58

-41.12

5.64

-43.23

5.7

-45.36

5.76

-47.54

5.82

-49.74

5.88

-51.99

5.94

-54.27

-56.58

velocity
20.00

Plot of Velocity against Time

19.41
18.82
18.23

30.00

17.65

20.00

17.06

10.00

15.29
14.70

velocity

16.47
15.88

y = -9.81x + 20

0.00
-10.00 0

-20.00

14.11

-30.00

13.53

-40.00

12.94

-50.00

time

12.35
11.76
11.17
10.58

x-intercept =

2.039

This is where the velocity is equal to zero.

9.99
9.41
8.82
8.23
7.64
7.05
6.46

This is the same as the first difference on the "differences" tab.

5.87
5.28
4.70
4.11
3.52
2.93
2.34
1.75
1.16
0.58
-0.01
-0.60
-1.19
-1.78
-2.37
-2.96
-3.54
-4.13
-4.72
-5.31
-5.90
-6.49
-7.08
-7.66
-8.25
-8.84
-9.43
-10.02
-10.61

-11.20
-11.78
-12.37
-12.96
-13.55
-14.14
-14.73
-15.32
-15.90
-16.49
-17.08
-17.67
-18.26
-18.85
-19.44
-20.02
-20.61
-21.20
-21.79
-22.38
-22.97
-23.56
-24.15
-24.73
-25.32
-25.91
-26.50
-27.09
-27.68

-28.27
-28.85
-29.44
-30.03
-30.62
-31.21
-31.80
-32.39
-32.97
-33.56
-34.15
-34.74
-35.33
-35.92
-36.51
-37.09
-37.68
-38.27
-38.86