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GRAPHS AND APPLICATIONS OF QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS

A Quadratic Function is written as: f(x)=_______________________ ,

where a, b and c are integer coefficients (where a

0)

The graph of this equation is called a __________________________.

2 TYPES OF PARABOLA SHAPES

When a is positive, the parabola opens: _______

Where the curve reaches a ___________________

When a is negative, the parabola opens: _______

Where the curve reaches a ___________________
Draw a parabola and its line of symmetry on the grid.
This line of symmetry is called the __________________________
y

Formula:
x

Axis of Symmetry:

Turning Point: Is another name for the vertex of the

parabola.

To Find Turning Point (T.P.)

1)
2)

Roots of the equation are the points where the parabola

_____________________

the x axis, so y = f(x) = ___________,

GRAPHING QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS

How to Graph Parabolas:
1. Find the axis of symmetry by using the formula.
2. Substitute the x value back into the function to find the turning
point and describe it as a max or min pt.
3. Make a table of values.
4. Graph the points.
y x2 4x
EX1: GRAPH:

y x2 2x 3
EX2: GRAPH:

height (meters)

APPLICATIONS WITH PARABOLIC FUNCTIONS

Using the graph at the right, It shows the height h
in feet of a small rocket t seconds after it is launched.
The path of the rocket is given by the equation:
h = -16t2 + 128t.
time (seconds)
1. How long
is the rocket in the air? _________

2. What is the greatest height the rocket reaches? ____

3. About how high is the rocket after 1 second? _______
4. After 2 seconds,
a. about how high is the rocket?_________
b. is the rocket going up or going down? ________
5. After 6 seconds,
a. about how high is the rocket? _______
b. is the rocket going up or going down? ________
6. Do you think the rocket is traveling faster from 0 to 1 second or from 3
to 4 seconds? Explain your answer.

7. Using the equation, find the exact value of the height of the rocket at
2 seconds.

8. A ball is thrown in the air. The path of the ball is represented by the
equation
h = -t2 + 8t. Graph the equation over the interval 0 t 8 on the
accompanying grid.
What is the maximum height of the ball?_______________
How long is the ball above 7 meter? ________________

QUADRATIC APPLICATION WORD PROBLEMS

(ALGEBRICALLY)
1.

After t seconds, a ball tossed in the air from the ground level reaches a
height of h feet given by the equation h(t) = 144t 16t2.
a.
What is the height of the ball after 3 second?

b.
What is the maximum height the ball will reach and when does it
reach that maximum?

h (height (feet)) c.

d.

Find the number of seconds the ball is in the air when it reaches
a height of 224 feet.

After how many seconds will the ball hit the ground before
rebound?

2. The height in feet of a punted football is approximated by h(x) =

16 2 9
3
x + x+
250
2025
5
2 where x is the horizontal distance in feet from where the
football is punted.
8 football at the moment it is punted?
is7the
time (seconds)

2a. 3How
4 high
5 6

b. What is the maximum height of the football?

c. How far from the punter does the football strike the ground?
200

150

3.

A rocket carrying fireworks is launched from a hill 80 feet above a lake.

The rocket will fall into lake after exploding at its maximum height. The
rockets height above the surface of the lake is given by H(t) = -16t2 +
64t + 80.
a. What is the height of the rocket after 1.5 second?
100

b. What is the maximum height reached by the rocket and when will it
reach that maximum?
50

c. How long will it take for the rocket to hit 128 feet?

d. After how many seconds after it is launched will the rocket hit the lake?

4.

The path of a diver is approximated by h(x) =

4 2 24
x + x +12
9
9

where

h is the height in feet from the water and x is the horizontal distance in
feet from the end of the diving board.
a. What is the maximum height of the diver?

b. What is the divers horizontal distance from the end of the diving board at
the moment he hits the water?

5. A rock is thrown from the top of a tall building. The distance, in feet,
between the rock and the ground t seconds after it is thrown is given by
d(t) = -16t2 4t + 382. How long after the rock is thrown is it 370
feet from the ground?
.

6. If a toy rocket is launched vertically upward from ground level with an

initial velocity of 128 feet per second, then its height h after t seconds is
given by the equation h(t)= -16t2 + 128t (if air resistance is neglected).
a. How long will it take for the rocket to return to the ground?

b. After how many seconds will the rocket be 112 feet above the ground?

c. How long will it take the rocket to hit its maximum height?

d. What is the maximum height?