parabolas
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- x-intercepts
- roots, solutions, or zeros
- zeros
- the x-coordinates of these intersection points are the ___ of the function
- parabola
- the graph of any quadratic funtion
- linear term
- bx
- axis of symmetry
- the line about which the parabola is symmetric
- quadratic function
- a function described by an euation that can be written in the form f(x)= ax +bx+c
- constant term
- c
- vertex
- the point of intersection of the parabola and the axis of symmetry
- quadratic equation
- ax +bx+c=0, where a=0; the quadratic equation has a degree of 2 because the largest exponent is has a degree of 2
- quadratic term
- ax