1.   Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of
y = 2x2 - 8x + 5.
    A. x = 4 B. x = 2
    C. x = -4 D. x = -2
    Hint

  2.   Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of the equation
y = x2 - 5x + 7.
    A. B.
    C. (0, 7) D. (5, 7)
    Hint

  3.   Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of the equation
y = -3x2 - 12x - 5.
    A. (2, -41) B. (-2, 7)
    C. (1, -20) D. (-4, -5)
    Hint

  4.   The property of a parabola that allows it to be folded in half so that each half matches the other exactly is called what?
    A. minimum B. symmetry
    C. vertex D. maximum
    Hint

  5.   Find the vertex of y = –2x2 + 4x – 3, and tell whether it is a maximum or minimum.
    A. (–1, –9), maximum B. (1, –1), maximum
    C. (–1, 1), maximum D. (1, 3), minimum
    Hint



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