FINDING THE EQUATION OF A

QUADRATIC FUNCTION
GIVEN THE TABLE OF VALUES,
GRAPH, AND ZEROS
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:

Table of Values Graph Roots / Zeros

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 2
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Table of Values

Get at least three ordered pairs Substitute these values to

(-1, 0)
Equation 1

(0, 5)
Equation 2

(1, 4)
Equation 3
Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 3
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Table of Values

From equation 2,

Substitute c = 5 to equations 1 and 3

Equation 1 Equation 3

By elimination method:
Equation 1 + Equation 3

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 4
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Table of Values

By elimination method:
Equation 1 + Equation 3

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 5
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Table of Values

Obtained values: a = -3 and c = 5

To find b, substitute the obtained values of a
and c to either equation 1 or 3

Equation 1 Equation 3

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 6
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Table of Values

Obtained values: a = -3, b = 2 and c = 5

Substitute the obtained values of a, b and c

to the general quadratic equation

The equation for the given table of values

is

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 7
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Graph

(1, 4)

(-1, 2) (0, 2)

Get at least three ordered pairs

from the graph
(-1, 2), (0, 2), (1, 4)

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 8
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Graph

Get at least three ordered pairs Substitute these values to

(-1, 2)
Equation 1

(0, 2)
Equation 2

(1, 4)
Equation 3
Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 9
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Graph

From equation 2,

Substitute c = 2 to equations 1 and 3

Equation 1 Equation 3

By elimination method:
Equation 1 + Equation 3

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 10
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Graph

Obtained values: a = 1 and c = 2

To find b, substitute the obtained values of a
and c to either equation 1 or 3

Equation 1 Equation 3

Substitute the obtained values of a, b and c

to the general quadratic equation

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 11
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Graph

The equation for the given graph

is

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 12
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Roots / Zeros

Zeros are the values of x when y = 0.

For the x-intercepts (m, 0) and (n, 0), m and n are the zeros of the function.
The equation of a quadratic function with zeros m and n is y = (x – m)(x – n).
Find the equation of a quadratic function with zeros:
1. -2 and 5
2. 3 is the only x-intercept
3. and

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 13
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Roots / Zeros

Find the equation of a quadratic function with zeros:

1. -2 and 5 2. 3 is the only x-intercept
y = (x – m)(x – n) These means that x – 3 is a
repeated factor.
y = (x – m)(x – n)
y = (x – 3)(x – 3)

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 14
 Equation of a Quadratic Function
The equation of a quadratic function can be determined by its:
Roots / Zeros

Find the equation of a quadratic function with zeros:

3. and
y = (x – m)(x – n)

Finding the Equation of a Quadratic Function Given the Table of Values, Graph, and Zeros 15