1.   Suppose you have the graph of y = x2 and the graph of y = –x2. Which statement is not true about the two graphs?
    A. The parabolas have the same axis of symmetry. B. The parabolas have the same vertex.
    C. The parabolas have the same shape and width. D. Both parabolas open downward.
    Hint

  2.   Suppose you have the graph of y = x2 and the graph of y = –3x2 + 1. Which statement is not true about the graphs?
    A. The graph of y = x2 is wider than the graph of
y = –3x2 + 1.
B. The graphs have the same vertex.
    C. One graph opens upward, the other opens downward. D. The graphs have the same axis of symmetry.
    Hint

  3.   The coordinates of the vertex for the graph of y = –(x + 3)2 – 5 are ___________.
    A. (–3, –5) B. (3, –5)
    C. (3, 5) D. (–3, 0)
    Hint

  4.   Suppose you have the graph of y = x2 and the graph of y = x2 + 5. Which statement is not true about the two graphs?
    A. The parabolas have the same axis of symmetry.
    B. Both parabolas open upward.
    C. The parabolas have the same shape and width.
    D. The parabolas have the same vertex.
    Hint

  5.   The graph of y = -x2 – 2x – 4 has its vertex at (-1, -3). The parabola is shifted so that the new vertex is at (2, 8). What is an equation for this new parabola?
    A. y = -(x – 1) 2 – 5 B. y = -(x + 2) 2 – 8
    C. y = -(x + 1) 2 – 5 D. y = -(x – 2) 2 + 8
    Hint



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