Properties of Parabolas §5.2

Objectives By the end of today, you should be able to… Graph quadratic functions. Find the maximum and minimum value of quadratic functions.

Properties of Parabolas Recall: The standard form of a quadratic function is y = ax2 + bx + c When b = 0, the function simplifies to y = ax2 + c axis of symmetry: x = 0 (the y-axis) Vertex: (0,c) (the y-intercept) Think of as a simple translation of the parent function, y =ax^2

Graphing a function in the form of y = ax2 + c Graph: y = -½x2 + 2 Step 4) Sketch the curve. Step 1) Graph the vertex. Step 2) Make a table of values to find some points on one side of the axis of symmetry x = 0. Step 3) Graph corresponding points on the other side of the axis of symmetry.

Graphing a function in the form of y = ax2 + c Graph: y = 2x2 – 4 Step 4) Sketch the curve. Step 1) Graph the vertex. Step 2) Make a table of values to find some points on one side of the axis of symmetry x = 0. Step 3) Graph corresponding points on the other side of the axis of symmetry.

How do we graph y = ax2 + bx + c when b ≠ 0? What about when b≠0? How do we graph y = ax2 + bx + c when b ≠ 0? We know that a and b both have an effect on the axis of symmetry. You can use the values of a, b and c to find characteristics of a graph of a quadratic function. Just talk about, or keep slide?

Key Concepts! When a > 0, the parabola opens up. When a < 0, the parabola opens down. The axis of symmetry is the line . The x-coordinate of the vertex is . The y-coordinate of the vertex is the value of y when ,or The y-intercept is (0, c) “Opposite of b”/2a

Graphing a function in the form of y = ax2 + bx + c Graph: y = x2 – 2x – 3 Label the vertex and the axis of symmetry. Step 1) Find and graph the axis of symmetry. Step 2) Find and graph the vertex. Step 3) Find and graph the y- intercept and its reflection. Step 4) Evaluate the function for another value of x. Graph the point and its reflection. Step 5) Sketch the graph. Step 5) Sketch the curve.

Graphing a function in the form of y = ax2 + bx + c Graph: y = -x2 + 4x +2 Label the vertex and the axis of symmetry. Step 1) Find and graph the axis of symmetry. Step 2) Find and graph the vertex. Step 3) Find and graph the y- intercept and its reflection. Step 4) Evaluate the function for another value of x. Graph the point and its reflection. Step 5) Sketch the graph. Step 5) Sketch the curve.

Finding a minimum value Graph: y = 3x2 + 12x + 8 What is the minimum value of this function? Step 1) Decide which way the parabola opens. Step 2) Find the x-coordinate of the vertex. Step 3) Find the y-coordinate of the vertex. Step 4) Sketch the curve.

Finding a minimum value Graph: y = 2x2 + 8x – 1 What is the minimum value of this function? Step 1) Decide which way the parabola opens. Step 2) Find the x-coordinate of the vertex. Step 3) Find the y-coordinate of the vertex. Step 4) Sketch the curve.

The height of a football can be modeled with the quadratic function h = -0.01x2 + 1.18x + 2. The horizontal distance in feet from the point of impact with the kicker’s foot is x, and h is the height of the ball in feet. What is the ball’s height when it has traveled 30 ft downfield? What is the maximum height of the football? How far downfield has the ball traveled when it reaches its maximum height?

The equation for the cost in dollars of producing automobile tires is C = 0.000015x2 – 0.03x + 35 , where x is the number of tires produced. Find the number of tires that minimizes the cost.   What is the cost for that number of tires?

Ticketing The manager of a symphony computes that the symphony will earn -40P2 + 1100P dollars per concert if they charge P dollars for tickets. What ticket price should the symphony charge in order to maximize its profits?

Real World Connection Economics The number of items a company sells frequently is a function of the item’s price (p). The revenue from sales of the item is the product of the price and the number sold. The number of unicycles a company sells can be modeled by -2.5p + 500. What price will maximize the company’s revenue from unicycle sales? What is the maximum revenue?

What are we being asked to do? Find: What price will maximize the company’s revenue from unicycle sales? What is the maximum revenue? We know that revenue is price times the number of unicycles sold. r = revenue p = price of a unicycle. -2.5p + 500 = number of unicycles sold. Write the equation: Find the x-coordinate of the vertex: Then the y-coordinate of the vertex: f(35)~58mm