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Quadratics Vocab
Vocabulary for Quadratic equations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Concavity | The direction in which the parabola opens (upwards or downwards) |
| Vertex | The highest or lowest point of the parabola |
| Axis of Symmetry | x coordinate of the vertex, the line that splits the parabola into two equal halves |
| Domain | Set of all X values |
| Range | Set of all Y values |
| Maximum | Highest point of a parabola that opens downward, y value of vertex |
| Minimum | Lowest point of a parabola that opens upwards, y value of the vertex |
| zeros/roots/solutions | x intercepts, where the graph crosses the x axis |
| y intercept | where the graph crosses the y axis |