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Parabolas
Amy Dueger
I2T2 Final Project
Summer 2005
Email- akilmer@nfschools.net
DAY 1 PARABOLAS
Objective:
Students will be introduced to:
~ what a parabola is
~ the equation of a parabola
~ various terms that will later be used to describe a parabola.
Students will also be able to:
~ determine whether a parabola opens upward or downward
~ identify the axis of symmetry
~ graph a parabola on a graphing calculator
IntroductionQuickly review a linear function, its equation and what it looks like when graphed.
Then introduce a quadratic function and explain how this differs from a linear function.
LessonToday we will complete the guided notes (first one is blank second one is filled in).
This will introduce the topic of parabolas to the students and identify key terms that
we will be using throughout this section.
After completing the guided notes, students will use their graphing calculator to
complete the Investigating Parabolas Lab Worksheet
),
x2 - 4x
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
The
If a is
, the parabola opens
upward and has a minimum point.
The axis of symmetry is x = (-b)/2a
If a is
, the parabola opens
downward and has a maximum point.
The axis of symmetry is x = (-b)/2a.
1. Y1= x2
Y2= x2 + 2
Y3= x2 + 4
What happens to
the graph when a
number is added
to x2?
2. Y1= x2
Y2= x2 - 5
Y3= x2 - 2.5
What happens to
the graph when a
number is
subtracted from x2?
3. Y1= x2
Y2= 2x2
Y3= 6x2
What happens to
the graph when x2
is multiplied by a
number greater
than 1?
4. Y1= x2
Y2= .5x2
Y3= .2x2
What happens to the graph
when x2 is multiplied by a
number between 0 and 1?
5. Y1= x2
Y2= -x2
Y3= -2x2
6.
Y1= 2x2 + 3
Y2= -2x2 + 3
Y3 = x2
Compare these
two graphs
with the third.
What
observations
can be made?
What happens
to the graph
when the
coefficient of
x2 is negative?
7.
Y1= .5x2 2
Y2= -.5x2 + 2
Compare these
two graphs.
What
observations can
be made?
x2 - 4x
-1
(-1)2 - 4(-1)
0
1
2
3
4
5
-3
-4
-3
(0) - 4(0)
(1) - 4(1)
(2) - 4(2)
(3) - 4(3)
(4) - 4(4)
(5) - 4(5)
The axis of symmetry is a vertical line passing through the turning point of a parabola.
In this example the turning point is (2,-4).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Materials:
Quiz (sample quiz attached)
Computer with the Green Globs and Graphing Equations Program on it
Name: ______________________________________
Date: ________________
Quiz : Parabolas
Period: _______________
1) Which equation represents the axis of symmetry of the graph of the equation y = 2x2 + 7x 5?
a) x = !
5
4
b) x =
5
4
c) x =
7
4
d) x = !
7
4
2) If x = 3 is the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph y = x2 - 6x + 10, what is the ycoordinate of the turning point?
3) On the following graph, draw the graph of the equation y = x2 - 8x + 2, including all values of x in the
interval 0 ! x ! 8. Draw the axis of symmetry.
Name: ______Key_____________________________
Date: ________________
Quiz : Parabolas
Period: _______________
5) Which equation represents the axis of symmetry of the graph of the equation y = 2x2 + 7x 5?
a) x = !
5
4
b) x =
5
4
c) x =
7
4
d) x = !
7
4
6) If x = 3 is the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph y = x2 - 6x + 10, what is the ycoordinate of the turning point? (3,1)
7) On the following graph, draw the graph of the equation y = x2 - 8x + 2, including all values of x in the
interval 0 ! x ! 8. Graph the axis of symmetry.
x
y = x2 - 8x + 2
2
(0) - 8(-) + 2
(1)2 - 8(1) + 2
-5
(2) - 8(2) + 2
-10
(3)2 - 8(3) + 2
-13
(4) - 8(4) + 2
-14
(5)2 - 8(5) + 2
-13
-10
(6) - 8(6) + 2
(7) - 8(7) + 2
-5
(8)2 - 8(8) + 2