MAT 120 Introduction to Functions

Week 2

Objectives Week 2
You should be able to:
Identify and manipulate transformations of functions graphically, in
table form, and symbolically.
Identify one-to-one functions and inverses of functions graphically
and in table form.
Identify even and odd functions graphically, in table form, and
symbolically.

Week 2 Activity 2

What is f(8)?

Where is f(x) = -1?

10
8

Make a table of values for the function

in the table provided on the right.

6
4
2
-4

-2

2
-2
-4
-6
-8

-10

10 12 14

Shift the graph to the right by 2 units and

sketch the graph of the new function
(call it g(t)) on the grid provided
and make a new table of values.
What is the relationship between f(x) and g(t)?
If the point (-5, -2) were on the graph of
the original function, what point is on the
graph of the function shifted to the right by 3 units?

Week 2 Activity 2
Shift the original graph f(x) to the left by 3 units.
Sketch the graph of the new function (call it g(t))
on the grid provided and make a new table of
values.

10
8
6
4
2
-4 -2

2
-2

10 12 14

What is the relationship between f(x) and g(t)?

-4
-6
-8
-10

If the point (-5, -2) were on the graph of the

original function, what point is on the graph of the
function shifted to the left by 3 units?

Week 2 Activity 2
Can you generalize?
If we shift a graph horizontally left or right, what is the relationship
between the original graph and the shifted graph symbolically? Why?
Explain what is happening.
If we shift a graph horizontally left or right, what happens to the
table?

Week 2 Activity 2
Now take the original graph f(x) and shrink
it horizontally by a factor of 2. Sketch the
graph of the new function (call it g(t)) on
the grid provided and make a new table of
values.

10
8
6
4
2
-4 -2

2
-2
-4

10 12 14

What is the relationship between f(x) and

g(t)?

-6
-8
-10

If the point (-5, -2) were on the graph of

the original function, what point is on the
graph of the function shrunken horizontally
by a factor of 2?

Week 2 Activity 2
Now take the original graph f(x) and expand it
horizontally by a factor of 1.5. Sketch the graph
of the new function (call it g(t)) on the grid
provided and make a new table of values.

10
8
6
4

What is the relationship between f(x) and g(t)?

2
-4 -2

2
-2
-4
-6
-8

-10

10 12 14

If the point (-5, -2) were on the graph of the

original function, what point is on the graph of
the function expanded horizontally by a factor
of 3?

Week 2 Activity 2
Can you generalize?
If we stretch or shrink a graph horizontally, what is the relationship
between the original graph and the shifted graph symbolically? Why?
Explain what is happening.
If we stretch or shrink a graph horizontally, what happens to the
table?

Week 2 Activity 2
Now take the original graph f(x) and expand it
horizontally by a factor of 1.5. Then move the graph
horizontally to the left by 1. Sketch the graph of the
new function (call it g(t)) on the grid provided and
make a new table of values.

10
8
6
4
2
-4 -2

What is the relationship between f(x) and g(t)?

2

-2
-4
-6
-8
-10

10 12 14

If the point (-5, -2) were on the graph of the original

function, what point is on the graph of the new
function?

Week 2 Activity 2
Now take the original graph f(x) and move the
graph horizontally to the left by 1 then expand it
horizontally by a factor of 1.5. Sketch the graph of
the new function (call it g(t)) on the grid provided
and make a new table of values.

10
8
6
4
2
-4 -2

10 12 14

-2
-4

What is the relationship between f(x) and g(t)?

-6
-8
-10

If the point (-5, -2) were on the graph of the

original function, what point is on the graph of the
new function?

Horizontal Transformations
What transformations are being applied to the function f(x)
with f(2x-3)?
What transformations are being applied to the function f(x)
with f(2(x-3))?
If you know what the graph of = looks like, how could you
figure out the graph of = .5( 10)?

Vertical Transformations
Now take the original graph f(x), stretch the graph vertically by a
factor of 2 and then move it down 1 unit. Sketch the graph of the
new function (call it g(t)) on the grid provided and make a new table
of values
Now take the original graph f(x), move it down 1 unit and then stretch
the graph vertically by a factor of 2. Sketch the graph of the new
function (call it g(t)) on the grid provided and make a new table of
values

Two Special Transformations

Given a graph of f(x), how would f(-x) appear?
Given a graph of f(x), how would f(x) appear?
Given a graph of f(x), how would the absolute value of f(x) appear?

 Write an equation for the graph of a function g(x), obtained by

shifting the graph of f (x) = x three units left, stretching the graph
vertically by a factor of two, reflecting that result over the x-axis, and
then translating the graph up four units.

Even and Odd Functions

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