1. What is the graph of a quadratic equation? Describe its shape.
2. What are the different forms of a quadratic function and what do the variables represent?
3. What is the relationship between the “solution” to a quadratic equation and the graph of a quadratic equation? How many possible real solutions might there be when you solve a quadratic equation and how do these possible solutions affect the position the parabola on a coordinate plane?
4. What are the four different methods to solve a quadratic equation? When would you prefer to use each method?
5. Explain the relationship between the “c” value of a quadratic equation and the “b” value of a linear equation. Support your explanation with examples.
6. What are real-life applications of the quadratic model? How can the axis of symmetry, the vertex, and the zeros of the parabola be used to help solve real-world problems?