# Unit 3: Quadratic Functions ## Definitions - `Linear relation`: A relation with a constant rate of change - `Non-linear relation`: A relation with a variable rate of change - `Degree` of a polynomial: Highest exponent that appears in any term of a polynomial - `a-value`: Step property - `Axis of symmetry`: Vertical symmetrical line through a parabola, also x-value for vertex - `Zeroes`: x-intercepts of parabola - `Vertex`: Maximum or minimum value on a parabola - `Optimal value`: y-value for vertex - `Domain`: List of all valid **x-values** for relation, expressed as $`D = {x, x_2, x_3}`$ or as a relation such as $`D = \{x \in \mathbb{R}, x =\not 0, x < 50\}`$ - `Range`: List of all valid **y-values** for relation, expressed as $`R = {y, y_2, y_3}`$ or as a relation such as $`R = \{y \in \mathbb{R}, y =\not 0, y < 50\}`$ - `Relation`: Set of ordered pairs of numbers - `Function`: A relation in which no y-coordinates share an x-coordinate (e.g., circles are not functions) ## Parabolas ## Transformations ## Forms of Quadratic Functions ### Standard Form ### Vertex Form ### Factored Form ## Quadratic Inequalities