Learning Activity 8-A-1

Understanding and Defining Quadratics

[Assignments]
30 points

Copy and paste the equations below onto a word processing or text document. Use either a graphing calculator or the following site (NLVM Grapher) to graph the following equations:

 

• 2x=y+3
• f(x)=8x²+2x
• y=x
• y=3x²+5
• y=x²

In your word processing document for each equation, describe the graph or pattern. Use as much formal vocabulary as possible. If applicable, use the following terms in your description:

• y intercept
• slope
• slope intercept
• graph
• parabola
• linear
• quadratic

 

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