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Example 1 from Algebra and Trigonometry, 5.1 Quadratic Functions
Determine the vertex, axis of symmetry, zeros, and intercept of the parabola shown in Figure 3.
Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.
The vertex is the turning point of the graph. We can see that the vertex is at Because this parabola opens upward, the axis of symmetry is the vertical line that intersects the parabola at the vertex. So the axis of symmetry is This parabola does not cross the axis, so it has no zeros. It crosses the axis at so this is the y-intercept.
How did it go?