If anyone could give me any of the answers to these questions about quadratic equations that would be great!

1.What shape is a quadratic equation?
2.How do you know if it has a maximum or minimum?
3.How do you calculate the vertex and what is it?
4.What method do you prefer to solve quadratic equations?
5. What is the quadratic formula and when do you use it?

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If anyone could give me any of the answers to these questions about quadratic equations that would be great!

1.What shape is a quadratic equation? 
2.How do you know if it has a maximum or minimum? 
3.How do you calculate the vertex and what is it? 
4.What method do you prefer to solve quadratic equations? 
5. What is the quadratic formula and when do you use it?

saifoo.khan · Answer

Shape? or form?

ax^2 + bx + c = 0

anonymous · Answer

I found the answer to # one already

saifoo.khan · Answer

min or max,
using the value of "a".

vertex:
shortcut: -b/2a
long way: converting equation into vertex form
P.S. it's the turning point of a curve.

4.
Factoring or quadratic formula.

5.

anonymous · Answer

Whats # 5?

saifoo.khan · Answer

Find one atleast. :p

anonymous · Answer

i found # 1...but i already got it!
Thanks!

saifoo.khan · Answer

Great! No problem!