Questions and Answers
What is a parent function?
The most basic function in a family of functions.
What is the linear parent function?
y = x or f(x) = x. The simplest form of a linear equation.
What is the quadratic parent function?
y = x^2 or f(x) = x^2.
What is the exponential parent function?
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What does it mean to transform parent functions?
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What are translations of parent functions?
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What is reflection of parent functions?
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What does rotation of parent functions involve?
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What is slope-intercept form?
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What is function notation?
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What is the domain of a function?
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Study Notes
Parent Functions
- Most basic function within a family of functions that serves as a reference point for transformations.
Linear Parent Function
- Represented by the equation y = x or f(x) = x.
- Known as the simplest form of a linear equation.
Quadratic Parent Function
- Defined by the equation y = x² or f(x) = x².
- Characteristic U-shaped graph.
Exponential Parent Function
- Expressed in the form y = ab^x.
- Models exponential growth or decay.
Transformations of Parent Functions
- Modifications of parent functions create different members within the same family of graphs.
Translations of Parent Functions
- Involves adding constants k or h to shift the graph horizontally (left/right) or vertically (up/down).
Reflection of Parent Functions
- Involves multiplying x or y values to reflect the graph over the y-axis or x-axis.
Rotation of Parent Functions
- Involves rearranging x and y values, potentially multiplying by a negative factor, to rotate graphs by angles of 90, 180, 270, and 360 degrees, in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions.
Slope-Intercept Form
- Written as y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Function Notation
- Represented as f(x) = ?, indicating the output value of a function f for a specific input x.
Domain
- Refers to the set of all possible x values for which a function is defined.
Range
- Refers to the set of all possible y values that a function can output.
Integer Operations
- Focus on operations involving signed numbers, detailing rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing positive and negative integers.
Distributive Property
- Defined by the equation a(b + c) = ab + ac, illustrating how multiplication distributes over addition.
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