Graph is a parabola. Either has a minimum or maximum point. That point is called a vertex. Use transformations of previous section on x 2 and -x 2 to get graph of any quadratic function. 4.1 Quadratic Functions
Example f(x) = x 2 : shift up 4 units and shift to the left 5 units Minimum value is
Standard Form
Example 1 Graph the function: Minimum value is
Example 2 Graph the function: Maximum value is
Example 3 Find the maximum or minimum value of the function. Minimum value is x-intercepts = y-intercepts =
Find the maximum or minimum value of the function. Maximum value is Example 4
x value of the vertex
Find the maximum or minimum value of the functions. Examples