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What is the width of a quadratic function?
a determines the width and the direction of the parabola: The larger |a| becomes, the wider the parabola. If a is positive, the parabola opens upward, and if a is negative, the parabola opens downward. c determines the y-intercept of the parabola; there will always be a point at (0, c).
How do you know if a quadratic function is wide or narrow?
A large positive value of a makes a narrow parabola; a positive value of a which is close to 0 makes the parabola wide. If a<0 in f(x)=ax2+bx+c, the parabola opens downward. Again, a large negative value of a makes the parabola narrow; a value close to zero makes it wide.
How do you find the width of a graph?
To find the width:
- Calculate the range of the entire data set by subtracting the lowest point from the highest,
- Divide it by the number of classes.
- Round this number up (usually, to the nearest whole number).
How do you make a quadratic function wider?
A positive quadratic coefficient causes the ends of the parabola to point upward. A negative quadratic coefficient causes the ends of the parabola to point downward. The greater the quadratic coefficient, the narrower the parabola. The lesser the quadratic coefficient, the wider the parabola.
How do you tell if a graph is wider or narrower than y x 2?
Smaller the coefficient of x2 wider the curve.
How to find the vertex of a quadratic function?
Applications. We need to find the value of x that makes A as large as possible. A is a quadratic function of x, and the graph opens downward, so the highest point on the graph of A is the vertex. Since A is factored, the easiest way to find the vertex is to find the x-intercepts and average.
How is the range of a quadratic function determined?
Our second function, , had a parabola that opened and whose vertex was at . In consequence, its range was all -values than or equal to . It turns out all we need to know in order to determine the range of a quadratic function is the -value of the vertex of its graph, and whether it opens up or down.
Can a quadratic function be graphed by hand?
Many quadratic functions can be graphed easily by hand using the techniques of stretching/shrinking and shifting (translation) the parabola y = x 2 . (See the section on manipulating graphs.) Example 1. Sketch the graph of y = x 2/2. Starting with the graph of y = x 2, we shrink by a factor of one half.
Is the quadratic function f ( x ) in standard form?
The quadratic function f(x) = a(x – h) 2 + k, a not equal to zero, is said to be in standard form. If a is positive, the graph opens upward, and if a is negative, then it opens downward. The line of symmetry is the vertical line x = h, and the vertex is the point (h,k).