- Order the group of parabolas from widest to narrowest
y = 1/4x 2, y = -1/2x 2, y = 3/2x 2
- How is the graph of y = -4x 2 – 5 different from the graph of y = -4x 2?
- What is the value of c such that: x2 + 14x + c, is a perfect-square trinomial?
- The table shows the estimated number of deer living in a forest over a five-year period. Which type of function best models the data? Write an equation to model the data.
Year Estimated Population
0 100
1 79
2 62
3 49
4 39
Alinear; y = 0.79x + 100
Bquadratic; y = 100x2 + 0.79
Cexponential; y = 100 * 0.79x
Dquadratic; y = 0.79x2 + 100
0 100
1 79
2 62
3 49
4 39
Alinear; y = 0.79x + 100
Bquadratic; y = 100x2 + 0.79
Cexponential; y = 100 * 0.79x
Dquadratic; y = 0.79x2 + 100