1. Licensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu
Chabot Mathematics
§8.3 Quadratic Fcn Graphs
Bruce Mayer, PE
Licensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer

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3. Graphs of Quadratic Eqns
All quadratic functions have graphs similar to y = x2. Such curves are called parabolas. They are U-shaped and symmetric with respect to a vertical line known as the parabola’s line of symmetry or axis of symmetry.
For the graph of f(x) = x2, the y-axis is the axis of symmetry. The point (0, 0) is known as the vertex of this parabola.

4. Example  Graph f(x) = 2x2 Solution: Make T-Table and Connect-Dots x y
(-1,2 )
(2,8)
(-2,8) 4 3 6 2 5 1
(1,2)
(0, 0) -1 -2 7 8 x y
(x, y) 1 –1 2 –2 8
(0, 0)
(1, 2)
(–1, 2)
(2, 8)
(–2, 8)
x = 0 is Axis of Symm
(0,0) is Vertex

5. Example  Graph f(x) = −3x2y -3 2 -2 3 -1 1 6 5 4 -4 -5
Solution: Make T-Table and Connect-Dots x y
(x, y) 1 –1 2 –2 –3
–12
(0, 0)
(1, –3)
(–1, –3)
(2, –12)
(–2, –12)
Same Axis & Vertex but opens DOWNward

6. Examples of ax2 Parabolas6 5 4 3 2 1

7. Graphing f(x) = ax2 The graph of f(x) = ax2 is a parabola with
x = 0 as its axis of symmetry.
The Origin, (0,0) as its vertex.
For a > 0, the parabola opens upward.
For a < 0,the parabola opens downward.
If |a| is greater than 1; e.g., 4, the parabola is narrower (tighter) than y = x2.
If |a| is between 0 and 1 e.g., ¼ the parabola is wider (broader) than y = x2.

8. The Graph of f(x) = a(x – h)2
We could next consider graphs of f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, where b and c are not both 0.
It turns out to be convenient to first graph f (x) = a(x – h)2, where h is some constant.
This allows us to observe similarities to the graphs drawn in previous slides.

9. Example  Graph f(x) = (x−2)2y 4 3 6 2 5 1 -1 -2 7 8
Solution: Make T-Table and Connect-Dots x y
(x, y) 1 –1 2 3 4 9
(0, 4)
(1, 1)
(–1, 9)
(2, 0)
(3, 1)
(4, 4)
vertex
The Vertex SHIFTED 2-Units to the Right

10. Graphing f(x) = a(x−h)2
The graph of y = f(x) = a(x – h)2 has the same shape as the graph of y = ax2.
If h is positive, the graph of y = ax2 is shifted h units to the right.
If h is negative, the graph of y = ax2 is shifted |h| units to the left.
The vertex is (h, 0) and the axis of symmetry is x = h.

11. Graph of f(x) = a(x – h)2 + k
Given a graph of f(x) = a(x – h)2, what happens if we add a constant k?
Suppose we add k = 3. This increases f(x) by 3, so the curve moves up
If k is negative, the curve moves down.
The axis of symmetry for the parabola remains x = h, but the vertex will be at (h, k), or equivalently (h, f(h))
f(h) = a([h] – h)2 + k = 0 + k → f(h) = k

12. Example  Graph Make T-Table and Connect-Dots x y (x, y) –1 –2 –3 –4 -3 2 -2 3 -1 1 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8
Make T-Table and Connect-Dots x y
(x, y) –1 –2 –3 –4 –5
-11/2
–3/2
(0, -11/2)
(–1, –3)
(–2, –3/2)
(–3, –1)
(–4, –3/2)
(–5, –3)
vertex
The Vertex SHIFTED 3-Units Left and 1-Unit Down

13. Quadratic Fcn in Standard Form
The Quadratic Function Written in STANDARD Form:
The graph of f is a parabola with vertex (h, k). The parabola is symmetric with respect to the line x = h, called the axis of the parabola. If a > 0, the parabola opens up, and if a < 0, the parabola opens down.

14. Example  Find Quadratic Fcn
Find the standard form of the quadratic function whose graph has vertex (−3, 4) and passes through the point ( −4, 7).
SOLUTION: Let y = f(x) be the quadratic function. Then

15. Graphing f(x) = a(x – h)2 + k
The graph is a parabola. Identify a, h, and k.
Determine how the parabola opens.
If a > 0, the parabola opens up.
If a < 0, the parabola opens down.
Find the vertex. The vertex is (h, k).
If a > 0 (or a < 0), the function f has a minimum (or a maximum) value k at x = h

16. Graphing f(x) = a(x – h)2 + k
Find the x-intercepts.
Find the x-intercepts (if any) by setting f(x) = 0 and solving the equation a(x – h)2 + k = 0 for x.
If the solutions are real numbers, they are the x-intercepts.
If the solutions are NOT Real Numbers, the parabola either lies above the x–axis (when a > 0) or below the x–axis (when a < 0).

17. Graphing f(x) = a(x – h)2 + k
Find the y-intercept
Find the y-intercept by replacing x with 0. Then y = f(0) = ah2 + k is the y-intercept.
Sketch the graph
Plot the points found in Steps 3-5 and join them by a parabola.
If desired, show the axis of symmetry, x = h, for the parabola by drawing a dashed vertical line

18. Example  Graph SOLUTION Step 1 a = 2, h = 3, and k = –8
Step 2 a = 2, a > 0, the parabola opens up.
Step 3 (h, k) = (3, –8); the function f has a minimum value –8 at x = 3.
Step 4 Set f (x) = 0 and solve for x.

19. Example  Graph SOLUTION cont. Step 5 Replace x with 0.
Step 6 axis: x = 3, opens up, vertex: (3, –8), passes through (1, 0), (5, 0) and (0, 10), the graph is y = 2x2 shifted three units right and eight units down.

20. Example  Graph SOLUTION cont. Sketch Graph Using the 4 points Vertex
Two x-Intercepts
One y-Intercept

21. Completing the Square
By completing the square, we can rewrite any polynomial ax2 + bx + c in the form a(x – h)2 + k.
Once that has been done, the procedures just discussed enable us to graph any quadratic function.

22. Example  Graph SOLUTION f (x) = x2 – 2x – 1 = (x2 – 2x) – 1y -3 2 -2 3 -1 1 6 5 4 -4 -5
f (x) = x2 – 2x – 1
= (x2 – 2x) – 1
= (x2 – 2x + 1 – 1) – 1
= (x2 – 2x + 1) – 1 – 1
= (x – 1)2 – 2
The vertex is at (1, −2)
The Parabola Opens UP

23. Example  Graph SOLUTION f (x) = –2x2 + 6x – 3 = –2(x2 – 3x) – 3y -3 2 -2 3 -1 1 6 5 4 -4 -5
f (x) = –2x2 + 6x – 3
Complete Square
= –2(x2 – 3x) – 3
= –2(x2 – 3x + 9/4 – 9/4) – 3
= –2(x2 – 3x + 9/4) – /4
Vertex by complete-sq; x & y intercepts also
= –2(x – 3/2)2 + 3/2
The vertex is at (3/2, 3/2)

24. The Vertex of a Parabola
By the Process of Completing-the-Square we arrive at a FORMULA for the vertex of a parabola given by f(x) = ax2 + bx + c:
The x-coordinate of the vertex is −b/(2a).
The axis of symmetry is x = −b/(2a).
The second coordinate of the vertex is most commonly found by computing f(−b/[2a])

25. Graphing f(x) = ax2 + bx + c
The graph is a parabola. Identify a, b, and c
Determine how the parabola opens
If a > 0, the parabola opens up.
If a < 0, the parabola opens down
Find the vertex (h, k). Use the formula

26. Graphing f(x) = ax2 + bx + c
Find the x-intercepts Let y = f(x) = 0. Find x by solving the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0.
If the solutions are real numbers, they are the x-intercepts.
If not, the parabola either lies
above the x–axis when a > 0
below the x–axis when a < 0

27. Graphing f(x) = ax2 + bx + c
Find the y-intercept. Let x = 0. The result f(0) = c is the y-intercept.
The parabola is symmetric with respect to its axis, x = −b/(2a)
Use this symmetry to find additional points.
Draw a parabola through the points found in Steps 3-6.

28. Example  Graph Maximum value of y = 3 at x = 2 SOLUTION
Step 1 a = –2, b = 8, and c = –5
Step 2 a = –2, a < 0, the parabola opens down.
Step 3 Find (h, k).
Maximum value of y = 3 at x = 2

29. Example  Graph
SOLUTION
Step 4 Let f (x) = 0.
Step 5 Let x = 0.

30. Example  Graph SOLUTION
Step 6 Axis of symmetry is x = 2. Let x = 1, then the point (1, 1) is on the graph, the symmetric image of (1, 1) with respect to the axis x = 2 is (3, 1). The symmetric image of the y–intercept (0, –5) with respect to the axis x = 2 is (4, –5).
Step 7 The parabola passing through the points found in Steps 3–6 is sketched on the next slide.

31. Example  Graph SOLUTION cont.
Sketch Graph Using the points Just Determined

32. Find Domain & Range Given the graph of f(x) = −2x2 +8x − 5
Find the domain and range for f(x)
SOLUTION  Examine the Graph to find that the:
Domain is (−∞, ∞)
Range is (−∞, 3]

33. WhiteBoard Work Problems From §8.3 Exercise Set 4, 16, 22, 30
The Directrix of a Parabola
A line perpendicular to the axis of symmetry used in the definition of a parabola. A parabola is defined as follows: For a given point, called the focus, and a given line not through the focus, called the directrix, a parabola is the locus of points such that the distance to the focus equals the distance to the directrix.

34. Geometric Complete The Square
All Done for Today
Geometric Complete The Square

35. Licensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu
Chabot Mathematics
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Bruce Mayer, PE
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36. Graph y = |x|
Make T-table