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Section 4.2 : Parabolas

For problems 1 – 18 sketch the graph of the following parabolas. The graph should contain the vertex, the y intercept, x-intercepts (if any) and at least one point on either side of the vertex.

  1. \(f\left( x \right) = - 4{x^2}\)
  2. \(f\left( x \right) = {\left( {x - 6} \right)^2} + 1\)
  3. \(f\left( x \right) = {\left( {x + 2} \right)^2} - 4\)
  4. \(f\left( x \right) = 3{\left( {x - 1} \right)^2} + 12\)
  5. \(f\left( x \right) = - 6{\left( {x + 5} \right)^2} + 54\)
  6. \(f\left( x \right) = - {\left( {x - 7} \right)^2} - 3\)
  7. \(f\left( x \right) = 2{\left( {x + 3} \right)^2} - 6\)
  8. \(f\left( x \right) = {x^2} - 8\)
  9. \(f\left( x \right) = - 4{x^2} - 1\)
  10. \(f\left( x \right) = {x^2} - 16x + 55\)
  11. \(f\left( x \right) = {x^2} - 2x + 5\)
  12. \(f\left( x \right) = 4{x^2} + 16x\)
  13. \(f\left( x \right) = {x^2} + 10x + 25\)
  14. \(f\left( x \right) = - 2{x^2} + 24x - 64\)
  15. \(f\left( x \right) = 3{x^2} + 6x - 12\)
  16. \(f\left( x \right) = - 4{x^2} + 12x - 9\)
  17. \(f\left( x \right) = - {x^2} + 6x - 16\)
  18. \(f\left( x \right) = {x^2} + 8x + 5\)

For problems 19 – 25 convert the following equations into the form \(y = a{\left( {x - h} \right)^2} + k\).

  1. \(f\left( x \right) = {x^2} + 4x\)
  2. \(f\left( x \right) = {x^2} - 6x + 19\)
  3. \(f\left( x \right) = - {x^2} + 2x + 6\)
  4. \(f\left( x \right) = 7{x^2} + 56x + 111\)
  5. \(f\left( x \right) = 3{x^2} - 60x + 306\)
  6. \(f\left( x \right) = 25{x^2} + 10x + 1\)
  7. \(f\left( x \right) = - 2{x^2} - 16x - 18\)