Mathematics GCSE
Vertex form
What Vertex form means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Vertex form
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A quadratic rewritten by completing the square from expanded form, which exposes the turning point directly.
Topics that use Vertex form
- Graphs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Area under a graph as an accumulated total
- Asymptote
- Asymptotes
- Asymptotes and domain restrictions
- average rate of change
- Chord
- Circle equation centred at the origin
- Coefficient
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