All quadratic functions have the same type of curved graphs with a line of symmetry. The graph of the quadratic function \(y = ax^2 + bx + c \) has a minimum turning point when \(a \textgreater 0 \) ...

All quadratic functions have the same type of curved graphs with a line of symmetry. The graph of the quadratic function y = a x 2 + b x + c is a smooth curve with one turning point.

Get an overview of a student investigation, solve related quadratic equations and evaluate and graph quadratic functions.

But how do you come up with a function to fit data? The basic idea is to create a quadratic function and vary the parameters such that the deviation of the actual data from the function is minimized.