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

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

  3.   The vertex of the graph of the equation y = -x2 + 6x + 1 is
    A. neither a maximum nor a minimum B. both a maximum and a minimum
    C. a maximum D. a minimum
    Hint

  4.   Suppose the equation of the axis of symmetry is x = 2. What is the y-coordinate of the vertex?
    A. -2 B. 2
    C. cannot be determined from given information D. 4
    Hint

  5.   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. maximum
    C. vertex D. symmetry
    Hint



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