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3. Maths Week 3 — Quadratic Functions
Concepts:
- Quadratic function
- Standard form
- Vertex
- Axis of symmetry
- Maximum/minimum
- Slope
- Quadratic equation
- Roots
- Discriminant
- Graph interpretation
The fundamental representation:
f(x)=ax2+bx+c
Vertex:
xv=−2ab
Patterns:
Pattern M3-1 — Find roots
Given:
ax2+bx+c=0
determine x.
Pattern M3-2 — Determine number/type of roots
Use:
Δ=b2−4ac
Pattern M3-3 — Find maximum/minimum
Determine sign of a:
- a>0 → minimum
- a<0 → maximum
Pattern M3-4 — Recover quadratic from information
For example:
- vertex + another point
- roots + another point
- three points
Pattern M3-5 — Graph ↔ algebra
Given graph → infer:
- roots
- vertex
- direction
- approximate equation
This representation-switching is exactly the kind of thing I want us to train.