Transforming Graphs
y=f ( x )+ b
Go to Graph Transformations 1.
It shows the graph of the function y=f (x ) and the function y=f ( x )+ b.
What will happen if we set the value of b to 1? What about -1?
Use the constant controller to adjust the value of b.
Predict the coordinates of the minimum point of y=f ( x )−4 .
Check your answer using the constant controller.
In the box below write a brief description of what happens under this transformation.
y=f ( x+ a )
Go to Graph Transformations 2.
It shows the graph of the function y=f (x ) and the function y=f ( x+ a ) .
What will happen if we set the value of a to 1? What about -1?
Use the constant controller to adjust the value of a.
Predict the coordinates of the minimum point of y=f ( x−3 ) .
Check your answer using the constant controller.
In the box below write a brief description of what happens under this transformation.
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Transforming Graphs
y=f ( x+ a ) +b
Go to Graph Transformations 3.
It shows the graph of the function y=f (x ) and the function y=f ( x+ a ) +b .
For each of the graphs below, predict the coordinates of the minimum points and write
them down.
1) y = f(x + 2) + 4 2) y = f(x - 3) - 2 3) y = f(x +1) – 1
4) y = f(x - 4) + 3 5) y = f(x + 5) - 2 6) y - 4 = f(x + 3)
Now check each of your answers by using the constant controller to edit the values
of a and b.
More general questions
For each question sketch part (a), and use translations to sketch part (b). Check your
answers using Autograph.
1. (a) y=2 x (b) y=2 ( x +3 )
2 2
2. (a) y=x (b) y=x +2
3 3
3. (a) y=x (b) y= ( x −3 )
1 1
4. (a) y= (b) y=
x x +1
5. (a) y= √ x (b) y= √ x−2
1 1
6. (a) y= 2 (b) y= 2
x ( x−1)
The following translations are applied to the graph of y=x 2−5 x +7. Find the equation of
each transformed graph, simplifying your answer. Use Autograph to check your
answers.
(a) A translation of 3 in the x-direction
(b) A translation of 7 in the y-direction
(c) A translation of -2 in the x-direction
(d) A translation of -5 in the y-direction
(e) A translation of -2 in the x-direction and a translation of -5 in the y-direction
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Transforming Graphs
y=c f ( x )
Go to Graph Transformations 4.
It shows the graph of the function y=f (x ) and the function y=cf ( x ) .
1
What will happen if we set the value of c to 2? What about ?
2
Use the constant controller to adjust the value of c.
Use the scribble feature to sketch the graph of y=3 f (x ).
Check your answer using the constant controller.
What will happen if we set c to -1?
In the box below write a brief description of what happens under this transformation.
y=f ( dx )
Go to Graph Transformations 5.
It shows the graph of the function y=f (x ) and the function y=f ( dx ).
1
What will happen if we set the value of d to 2? What about ?
2
Use the constant controller to adjust the value of d.
Use the scribble feature to sketch the graph of y=f (3 x ).
Check your answer using the constant controller.
What will happen if we set d to -1?
In the box below write a brief description of what happens under this transformation.
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Transforming Graphs
y=c f ( dx+ a ) +b
Go to Graph Transformations 6.
It shows the graph of the function y=f (x ) and the function y=cf ( dx+ a ) +b .
For each of the graphs below, use the scribble function to sketch the graph and then
check each of your answers by using the constant controller to edit the values of a,
b, c and d.
You may need to drag the screen to see enough
1) y = f(x - 3) + 2 2) y = f(2x - 2) 3) y = 2f(3x)
4) y = 3f(x + 4) 5) y = -f(2x + 3) 6) y = 0.5f(x + 2) + 2
More general questions
For each question sketch part (a), and use transformations to sketch parts (b) and (c).
Check your answers using Autograph.
2 2 2
1. (a) y=x (b) y=2 x (c) y=2(x+3)
2 2 2
2. (a) y=x (b) y=x +3 (c) y=−( x +3)
3 3 3
3. (a) y=( x−1) (b) y=2 ( x−1 ) (c) y=(2 x−1)
1 5 1
4. (a) y= (b) y= (c) y=
x x 5x
5. (a) y= √ x (b) y=2 √ x (c) y=2 √ −x
1 −1 −1
6. (a) y= 2 (b) y= 2 (c) y= 2
x 2x 2(x +1)
Notes
If you want to play around with different functions to really get to grips with the
1
transformation you can change the function defined by f (x), perhaps to x 3 or or
x
anything else.
On the Autograph files (not the online Activities) you can change the starting function
f (x) by clicking the function definitions button and editing the start function.
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