The given quadratic equation is
y = - x^2 + 25
a) The leading coeffiecient is the coefficient of the term with the highest exponent. Thus, the leading coefficient is the coefficient of x^2.
Leading coefficient = - 1
Since the leading coefficient is negative, the graph would open downwards. Thus, the correct option is
Down
b) The standard form of a quadratic equation is
y = ax^2 + bx + c
By comparing both equations,
a = - 1
b = 0
c = 25
The formula for calculating the x coordinate of the vertex of the graph is
x = - b/2a
By substituting the given values,
x = - 0/2 * - 1 = 0
We would calculate the y coordinate of the vertex by substituting x = 0 into the original equation. We have
y = - 0^2 + 25
y = 25
The coordinate of the vertex is (0, 25)
c) To find the x intercepts, we would equate the original equation to zero and solve for x. We have
- x^2 + 25 = 0
x^2 = 25
Taking the square root of both sides,
x = square root of 25
x = ± 5
Thus, the x intercepts are
(5, - 5)
d) The y intercept is the value of y when x = 0
Substituting x = 0 into the orignal equation,
y = - 0^2 + 25
y = 25
y intercept = (0, 25)
e) We would find another point on the graph. Let us substitute x = 6 into the equation. We have
y = - (6)^2 + 25 = - 36 + 25
y = - 11
We would plot (6, - 11) and (0, 25) on the graph. The graph is shown below