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Transforming Quadratic functions from General Form to Standard Form
General Form
f(x) = ax2 + bx
c
Standard Form
f(x) = a (x -
k
TransformingQuadratic
FunctionsFrom
GeneralForm
ToStandardForm
STEPS:
1. Factor out a from the first
two terms.
2. Complete the square.
3. Factor and combine.
f(x) = ax2 + bx + c
Step 1: Factor out a from the
first two terms.
f(x) = a (x2 +


) + c
Step 2: Complete the square.
f(x) = a [x2 +bx + (


)2] + c - a(

2
)2
f(x) = a [x2 + bx +(


)2] + c -
2
42
2  2 2
Step 3: Factor and combine.
f(x) = a (x +

2
)2 +
42
4
h=-


and k =
 

f(x)=a(x-h)2 +k
Examples
f(x) = x2  8x + 3 a = 1
f(x) = (x2  8x) +3
f(x) = (x2 8x + (
8
2
)2) +3 - (
8
2
)2
f(x) = (x2  8x +(4)2) +3  (4)2
f(x) = (x2  8x +16) +3  16
f(x) = (x 4)2  13
f(x) = 2 x2 + 5  1 a =2
f(x) = 2(x2 +
5
2
 )  1
f(x) = 2[x2 +
5
2
 + (
25
16
)]  1 -
25
8
f(x) = 2(x+
5
4
)2 +(
825
8
)
f(x) = 2(x+
5
4
)2 +(
33
8
)
1. f(x) = x2 - 12x + 4
2. f(x) = 5x2 + 20x -12
3. f(x) = x2 + 3x + 36
4. f(x) = 4x2 + 2x + 9
5. f(x) = 3x2 + 6x + 2
Activity
Transform the following quadratic functions
into standard form.

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Transforming Quadratic functions from General Form to Standard Form

  • 2. General Form f(x) = ax2 + bx c
  • 5. STEPS: 1. Factor out a from the first two terms. 2. Complete the square. 3. Factor and combine.
  • 6. f(x) = ax2 + bx + c Step 1: Factor out a from the first two terms. f(x) = a (x2 + ) + c
  • 7. Step 2: Complete the square. f(x) = a [x2 +bx + ( )2] + c - a( 2 )2 f(x) = a [x2 + bx +( )2] + c - 2 42 2 2 2
  • 8. Step 3: Factor and combine. f(x) = a (x + 2 )2 + 42 4 h=- and k = f(x)=a(x-h)2 +k
  • 10. f(x) = x2 8x + 3 a = 1 f(x) = (x2 8x) +3 f(x) = (x2 8x + ( 8 2 )2) +3 - ( 8 2 )2 f(x) = (x2 8x +(4)2) +3 (4)2 f(x) = (x2 8x +16) +3 16 f(x) = (x 4)2 13
  • 11. f(x) = 2 x2 + 5 1 a =2 f(x) = 2(x2 + 5 2 ) 1 f(x) = 2[x2 + 5 2 + ( 25 16 )] 1 - 25 8 f(x) = 2(x+ 5 4 )2 +( 825 8 ) f(x) = 2(x+ 5 4 )2 +( 33 8 )
  • 12. 1. f(x) = x2 - 12x + 4 2. f(x) = 5x2 + 20x -12 3. f(x) = x2 + 3x + 36 4. f(x) = 4x2 + 2x + 9 5. f(x) = 3x2 + 6x + 2 Activity Transform the following quadratic functions into standard form.