Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
1.
What does a negative discriminate mean?
The parabola is a straight line
✓
The parabola does not have x-intercepts
✓
The y-intercept is a negetvie
✓
The parabola will curve down
✓
2.
What methods can you use to solve and or factorise quadratic equations?
3.
What causes the parabola to curve down?
A positive constant in the first term (standard from), e.g x to the highest index
✓
A negative constant in the first term (standard from), e.g x to the highest index
✓
There are too many x-intercepts
✓
x-intercepts are too close
✓
4.
What formula is used to find the horizontal axis of symmetry?
5.
How is the vertical axis of symmetry found?
Substitution of the horizontal axis of symmetry in to the quadratic equation
✓
It is the c term in a standard equation, ax^2+bx+c=0
✓
6.
What is the most simple way of factorising x^2-26x+169?
All are equal in steps and complexity
✓
7.
How is the y-intercept found?
Find the axis of symmetry and half it
✓
8.
What is a name for this expression
x^5-4x^4-8x^3+6x^2+12w-7?
9.
How do you find the intersection point of two parabolas?
Finding the average of the two axes
✓
Simultaneous Equations and Combining the equations
✓
Combining the equations
✓
10.
What is the formula completing the square is based off?