Mr. Snow keeps a list of vocabulary terms that he wants his students to memorize from the textbook. He began the year with 15 terms on the list. Of the 35 new terms in each chapter, Mr. Snow puts the definition of 10 terms on the wall and adds the remaining terms to the vocabulary list to be memorized.
question:
the number of terms on the vocabulary list can be represented by a linear function. Identify the rate of change and initial value of this function. Explain what these value represent in term of the situation.

let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1