Vertex of a parabola worksheet
The vertex is where the parabola turns, and it can be read off once the equation is in vertex form. Completing the square gets you there from any quadratic.
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How to do these
Find the vertex of
- Half of -12 over 2 times 2: the x value is 3.
- Put 3 back in to get y.
- 2(9) - 36 + 13 = -5.
The answer is .
Where students go wrong
Reading the vertex straight off the standard form. In y = 2x² - 12x + 13 the vertex is not (12, 13) or (-12, 13); the equation has to be rearranged before anything can be read from it.
Also called vertex form, finding the vertex or axis of symmetry.