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Ps Mathematics Class Unit 5

Objective: You will be able to COMPARE properties of quadratic functions represented differently (algebraically,
graphically, tables, and descriptions).

Lesson 1.5: Finding the Root and the Vertex

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 Mr. Ps Mathematics Class Unit 5

Objective: You will be able to COMPARE properties of quadratic functions represented differently (algebraically,
graphically, tables, and descriptions).

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Classwork
1. Read this section carefully
2. Write important words and information
In the investigation you found three important points on the graph. The two points on the x-axis are the x-intercepts. The
x-values of those points are the solutions to the equation y= f(x) when the function value is equal to zero. These
solutions are the rootsof the equation f(x) = 0.
In the investigation the roots are the widths that make the garden area equal to zero. The roots help you to find a third
important pointthe vertex of the parabola.
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You will learn to symbolically solve quadratic equations written in the form y= a(x h) + k. In the next example you will
learn to approximate roots of the quadratic equation, 0=a x2 +bx +c .

Example A
Use a graph and your calculators table function to approximate the roots of: 0=x2 +3 x 5

Solution
Graph 0=x2 +3 x 5 and find the x-intercepts. On the graph you can see that there are two roots
one appears to be a little less than 4, and the other a little greater than 1. Search in your
calculators table for the positive x-value that makes the y-value equal to zero. Continue zooming
in until you find the positive root, which is about 1.193. Repeat this process for the negative root,
which youll find to be about 4.193.

The line through the vertex that cuts a parabola into two mirror images is called the line of symmetry. If you know the
roots, you can find the vertex and the line of symmetry.

Example B
Find the equation of the line of symmetry, and find the coordinates (h, k) of the vertex of the parabola y=x 2 +3 x 5 .
Then write the equation in the form y=a(x h)2+k .

Solution
This parabola crosses the x-axis twice and has a vertical line of symmetry. The x-coordinate
ofthe vertex lies on the line of symmetry, halfway between the roots. From Example A, you
know the two roots are approximately 1.193 and 4.193. Averaging the two roots gives 1.5.
The graph shows that the line of symmetry passes through this x-value. The equation of the
line of symmetry is x= 1.5.