Properties of Quadratic Functions in Canonical Form
This page delves deeper into the postać kanoniczna funkcji kwadratowej and its properties.
The canonical form of a quadratic function is given by y = a² + q. The page provides exercises to practice converting quadratic functions to canonical form.
Example: a) y = -3x² + becomes y = -3² + 3 b) y = 2x² + becomes y = 2x² - 5 c) y = -x² + [5, 0] becomes y = -²
An important theorem states that the graph of y = a² + q is obtained from the graph of f = ax² by a parallel translation by the vector [p, q].
Vocabulary: The vertex of a quadratic function in canonical form is located at the point W(p, q). The axis of symmetry has the equation x = p.
The page concludes with exercises to identify the vertex and axis of symmetry for given quadratic functions in canonical form.
Example: For g = x² - 8x, the vertex is W and the axis of symmetry is x = 4.





