This week in pre-calc we expanded on “Analyzing the Quadratic Equation”. We learned about 3 different forms. We learned about standard form, general form, and factored form. All 3 forms are connected to each other and tell us different things. Standard form + q gives us the vertex, general form gives us the y-intercept, and factored form gives us roots, zeros, and x-intercepts. Each letter in all the equations gives us different parts of the graph. For standard form “A” tells us which way it opens and the width of the parabola the smaller the number, the wider the parabola. “P” gives us the x-intercept. If “p” is negative it moves to the left, and if its positive it moves to the right. The “q” is the y-intercept, if its gets larger the parabola moves up, if it gets smaller the parabola moves down. For general form the “c” is the y intercept.