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===Compressions and Stretches===
 
===Compressions and Stretches===
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Given a function <math> f(x) </math>, a new function <math> g(x) = af(x) </math>, where <math> a </math> is a constant, is a vertical stretch or vertical compression of the function <math> f(x) </math>.
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* If <math> a > 1 </math>, then the graph will be stretched.
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* If <math> 0 < a < 1 </math>, then the graph will be compressed.
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* If a < 0, then there will be a vertical stretch or compression of a factor of <math> |a| </math>, along with a vertical reflection.
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Given a function <math> f(x) </math>, a new function <math> g(x) = f(bx) </math>, where <math> b </math> is a constant, is a horizontal stretch or horizontal compression of the function <math> f(x) </math>.
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* If <math> b > 1 </math>, then the graph will be horizontally compressed by a factor of <math> \frac{1}{b} </math>.
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* If <math> 0 < b < 1 </math>, then the graph will be horizontally stretched by a factor of <math> \frac{1}{b} </math>.
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* If b < 0, then there will be a horizontal stretch or compression of a factor of <math> |<math> \frac{1}{b} </math>| </math>, along with a vertical reflection.
  
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==
 
* [https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-collegealgebra/chapter/introduction-transformations-of-functions/ Intro to Transformations of Functions], Lumen Learning
 
* [https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-collegealgebra/chapter/introduction-transformations-of-functions/ Intro to Transformations of Functions], Lumen Learning
 
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Revision as of 18:30, 15 September 2021

Introduction

Vertical shift: (red) and (blue)
Horizontal shift: (red) and (blue)
Vertical reflection: (red) and (blue)
Horizontal reflection: (red) and (blue)

Translations

One kind of transformation involves shifting the entire graph of a function up, down, right, or left. The simplest shift is a vertical shift, moving the graph up or down, because this transformation involves adding a positive or negative constant to the function. In other words, we add the same constant to the output value of the function regardless of the input. For a function , the function is shifted vertically k units. For example, is the function shifted up by 4 units. is the function shifted down by 7.7 units.

Given a function f, a new function , where h is a constant, is a horizontal shift of the function f. If h is positive, the graph will shift h units to the right. If h is negative, the graph will shift h units to the left. For example, is the graph of shifted 3 units to the right. is the function shifted units to the left.

Reflections

Given a function , a new function is a vertical reflection of the function , sometimes called a reflection about (or over, or through) the x-axis. For example, is a vertical reflection of the function .

Given a function , a new function is a horizontal reflection of the function , sometimes called a reflection about the y-axis. For example, is a horizontal reflection of the function .

Even and Odd Functions

A function f is even if for all values of x, ; that is, a function is even if its horizontal reflection is identical to itself. For example, is an even function since .

A function f is odd if for all values of x, ; that is, a function is odd if a horizontal reflection and vertical reflection of the function results in the same function. For example, is an odd function since .

If a function satisfies neither of these conditions, then it is neither even nor odd. For example, is neither even nor odd because , which is not equal to , and , which is also not equal to .

Compressions and Stretches

Given a function , a new function , where is a constant, is a vertical stretch or vertical compression of the function .

  • If , then the graph will be stretched.
  • If , then the graph will be compressed.
  • If a < 0, then there will be a vertical stretch or compression of a factor of , along with a vertical reflection.

Given a function , a new function , where is a constant, is a horizontal stretch or horizontal compression of the function .

  • If , then the graph will be horizontally compressed by a factor of .
  • If , then the graph will be horizontally stretched by a factor of .
  • If b < 0, then there will be a horizontal stretch or compression of a factor of | </math>, along with a vertical reflection.

Resources