Writing the equation of a quadratic function from the graph
Write an equation for the quadratic function
in
[link] as a transformation of
and then expand the formula, and simplify terms to write the equation in general form.
We can see the graph of
g is the graph of
shifted to the left 2 and down 3, giving a formula in the form
Substituting the coordinates of a point on the curve, such as
we can solve for the stretch factor.
In standard form, the algebraic model for this graph is
To write this in general polynomial form, we can expand the formula and simplify terms.
Notice that the horizontal and vertical shifts of the basic graph of the quadratic function determine the location of the vertex of the parabola; the vertex is unaffected by stretches and compressions.
A coordinate grid has been superimposed over the quadratic path of a basketball in
[link] . Find an equation for the path of the ball. Does the shooter make the basket?
The path passes through the origin and has vertex at
so
To make the shot,
would need to be about 4 but
he doesn’t make it.
Finding the domain and range of a quadratic function
Any number can be the input value of a quadratic function. Therefore, the domain of any quadratic function is all real numbers. Because parabolas have a maximum or a minimum point, the range is restricted. Since the vertex of a parabola will be either a maximum or a minimum, the range will consist of all
y -values greater than or equal to the
y -coordinate at the turning point or less than or equal to the
y -coordinate at the turning point, depending on whether the parabola opens up or down.
Domain and range of a quadratic function
The domain of any
quadratic function is all real numbers.
The range of a quadratic function written in general form
with a positive
value is
or
the range of a quadratic function written in general form with a negative
value is
or
The range of a quadratic function written in standard form
with a positive
value is
the range of a quadratic function written in standard form with a negative
value is
Step 1: Find the mean. To find the mean, add up all the scores, then divide them by the number of scores. ...
Step 2: Find each score's deviation from the mean. ...
Step 3: Square each deviation from the mean. ...
Step 4: Find the sum of squares. ...
Step 5: Divide the sum of squares by n – 1 or N.
The sample of 16 students is taken. The average age in the sample was 22 years with astandard deviation of 6 years. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the age of the population.
Bhartdarshan' is an internet-based travel agency wherein customer can see videos of the cities they plant to visit. The number of hits daily is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 10,000 and a standard deviation of 2,400
a. what is the probability of getting more than 12,000 hits?
b. what is the probability of getting fewer than 9,000 hits?
Bhartdarshan'is an internet-based travel agency wherein customer can see videos of the cities they plan to visit. The number of hits daily is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 10,000 and a standard deviation of 2,400.
a. What is the probability of getting more than 12,000 hits