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Parabola Vertex Form

Quadratic Equations - Vertex Form
Change values of a, b, and k using the sliders and observe what happens to the parabola.

What happens to the parabola when the value of 'a' is positive?

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What happens to the parabola when the value of 'a' is negative?

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What happens to the parabola when the value of 'a' gets further from zero?

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Start with a=9, what happens to the parabola when the value of 'a' gets closer to zero?

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Describe what the value of h does to the parabola
Describe how the value of k effects the parabola.