4.5 (Lesson 7 Quadratic Equation in y = a(x ­ r)(x ­ s)).

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Unit 3: Quadratic Relations

Lesson 7: Quadratic Relations of the Form y = a (x – r) (x – s)

Learning GOAL: In this lesson, I will use the x­intercept form of
a quadratic relation to describe the relation and graph it.

[A] Quadratic Relation in the form y = a (x ­ r) (x ­ s)

Observation: A relation in the form y = a(x – r)(x – s) is quadratic.

The x­intercepts, or zeros are r and s.

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[B] Graphing
Describe the graph of the quadratic
relation y = (x – 4)(x + 2)

Sketch the graph and label the

x­intercepts, vertex and axis of
y = (x – 4)(x + 2)
symmetry.
y
To sketch the graph of 6
y = a(x­r)(x­s), follow these steps : 5

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1. On graph paper, plot the values
of r and s on the x­axis. These 3
are the x­intercepts of the 2
parabola.
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x
2. Average the x­intercepts to get
­6 ­5 ­4 ­3 ­2 ­1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
the axis of symmetry. ­1

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3. Draw the axis of symmetry.
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4. Find the y­coordinate of the ­4
vertex by substituting x = 1 into
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the original relation.
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5. Plot the vertex and join the two x­
intercepts and vertex to form a
parabola.

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[C] Examples
1. A quadratic relation has an equation of the form y = a(x­r)(x­s). The graph of the
relation has zeros at (2,0) and (­6,0) and passes through the point (3,5).
Determine the value of ‘a’.

2. The zeros of a parabola are ­10 and 30. The parabola crosses the y­axis at 50.
a) Determine an equation for the parabola.

b) Determine the co­ordinates of the vertex.

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3. Graph y = ­2 (x ­ 4) (x + 6)
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 x

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