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In the last chapter we worked with linear functions, functions in which we had the independent variable x multiplied by a number that was the slope, and then had an extra number added to it that was the y-intercept. Now we are going to square the x in our function, and call it a quadratic function. Here are some examples:  \nf (x) = y = x 2 − 2  \ny = x 2 + 2x + 1  \ny = 4x2 − 7x + 3  \nNotice that each equation has a squared term of x. If the squared term is there, it’s a quadratic.  \nEach of the three examples above were in the form that we call the general form, which is  \ny = ax2 + bx + c  \nwhere a, b and c are real numbers. In our third example above, a = 4, b = − 7 and c = 3.  \nThere is a second form of a quadratic function or equation that is much more useful, and that is the standard form. Here,  \ny = a(x − h)2 + k  \nwhere a, h and k are real numbers.  \nI will talk more about the difference between the two forms, and why the second is so useful, but for now let’s look at some functions in the two forms and their graphs. At this point, all I want you to be doing is noticing patterns, relating  \nthe particular function to the picture you see in each graph. Don’t worry about the“why” yet, just look for connecting thoughts.  \nYou may be unfamiliar with the term, but functions of this type, that swoop down and then swoop back up again are called parabolas. The word “parabola” is a difficult word to pin down as far as its etymology (essentially how the word comes to us), but it can be taken to mean “the path of a ball thrown away from.”  \nIf you quickly scroll down to look at the second graph below this next one, the one that comes up and then down again, you will notice a similarity to the path a ball takes when thrown upward.  \nBut here is our first parabola, and our most often referenced: The general form is y = x 2,  \nand the standard form is y = (x − 0)2 + 0 .  \nBefore we go on, let’s talk about this one, because we will be coming back to this function again and again. It is pretty much the touchstone of any discussion of quadratic functions, so it’s good to be really familiar with this.  \nFirst, in the general form there is an understood“1” in front of the squared term. Remember that 1 times any number is that number, so it is just common  \nsense that we drop writing the 1. But know that it is there, and it is the “a” in our general form. It is also understood that b and c are zero, and so we don’t write either one.  \nJust to be clear, we shorten y = f (x) = 1x2 + 0x + 0 to simply y = f (x) = x 2.  \nHere is the baseball one:  \nThe general form here is  \ny = − x 2 + 2x − 1,  \nand the standard form is  \ny = − (x − 1)2 + 0.  \nNotice that, unlike our first parabola, there is a negative sign in front of the squared term?  \nNotice how the x-and y-coordinates of the vertex is so quickly obvious and recognizable as (1,0) if I am looking at the standard form? Why would I say that?  \nWell, I see a 1 in between the parentheses, and I see a 0 off to the right. That’s all. But notice how, with the general form, I don’t see a 0 anywhere? I do see a 1, but you will learn that it is purely coincidental.  \nAll I want for you to notice is that for this “ball thrown upward” one, that thereis a negative in front of the x-squared term, and that it appears that we get more information from the standard form than the general form as far as knowing where the parabola reaches a minimum or a maximum.  \nIf you’ve ever been to a baseball game and seen a pop-up fly ball hit by the batter, the path it takes is like this graph.  \nAnd back to that minus sign in front of the squared term in either form has sent the parabola to pointing the opposite direction?  \nNext,  \ny = x 2 − 4x + 8 also known as y = (x − 2)2 + 4  \nHere we have the not-unusual situation where the graph does not cross the xaxis. You can pretty much take any quadratic func","cbCaidxyzsNewIVA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidxyzsNewIVA","pdf",2509386,26,"English","# Quadratic Functions\n## General Form vs. Standard Form\n## Parabolas and Vertex Interpretation\n## Completing the Square","[{\"question\":\"How do you recognize a quadratic function from its equation?\",\"answer\":\"A quadratic function includes a squared term of x, such as y = x2 − 2 or y = ax2 + bx + c. If x is squared in the expression, it is quadratic.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the difference between the general form and the standard form?\",\"answer\":\"The general form is y = ax2 + bx + c, while the standard form is y = a(x − h)2 + k. The standard form makes vertex information more directly visible for graphing.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is completing the square important in this chapter?\",\"answer\":\"Completing the square rewrites a quadratic into standard form, revealing its graph structure. 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