a line through a shape so that each side is a mirror image
Vertex
A corner point of a geometric figure
Parabola
A special curve, shaped like an arch
Minimum
The smallest value
Maximum
The largest value
X-Intercept
a point at which the graph intersects the x-axis
Y-Intercepts
a point at which the graph intersects the y-axis
Zeros of the function
Where a function equals the value zero (0)
Roots of the Equation
A solution to an equation of the form f(x) = 0
End Behavior
The appearance of a graph as it is followed farther and farther in either direction
Discriminant
revelas what type of roots the equation has
Difference of Squares
Two terms that are squared and separated by a subtraction sign
Perfect Square Triomial
Whenever you multiply a binomial by itself twice, the resulting trinomial is called a perfect square
trinomial
Factors of a Quadratic
A "quadratic" is a polynomial that looks like "ax2 + bx + c", where "a", "b", and "c" are just numbers. For
the easy case of factoring, you will find two numbers that will not only multiply to equal the constant
term "c", but also add up to equal "b", the coefficient on the x-term