HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL STRETCHES OF FUNCTIONS

Example #1

Complete the table of values and graph. What do you notice about the graphs?

x y  f (x ) x y  2 f ( x) x y  4 f ( x)

x y 1
2 f ( x)

x y 1
4 f ( x)

Example #2
Complete the table of values and graph. What do you notice about the graphs?

x y  f (x ) x y  f (2 x) x y  f (4 x)

x y  f ( 12 x)

x y  f ( 14 x)

Example #3
Complete the table of values and graph each function.

x y x x y2 x x y 1
2 x

x y  4x

x y 1
4 x

Example #4

Complete the table of values and graph each function.

x y  x x y  3x x y 1
3 x

x y  4x

x y 1
4 x

VERTICAL y  af (x ) If a  0 , vertical stretch by a factor of a

STRETCH If 0  a  1 , vertical compression by a factor of a
HORIZONTAL y  f (kx) 1
If k  1 , horizontal compression by a factor of k
STRETCH
1
If 0  k  1 , horizontal stretch by a factor of k

When a function is stretched horizontally and vertically, the stretches can be performed in either
order to give the same image.

HOMEWORK
p. 229 #1 – 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12