Describe the location of the vertex of the parabola relative to the x-axis. How many zeros does the polynomial have? Assume p > 0.

Question

Describe the location of the vertex of the parabola relative to the x-axis. How many zeros does the polynomial have? Assume p > 0.

                location of parabola                   number of zeros
k > 0
k = 0
k < 0

Answer 1

Vertex (h, k)

Axis x = h