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The Cubic Function Focused On: F (X) A (X - H) + K

The document discusses the cubic function f(x) = a(x – h)3 + k. It explains that this form of the cubic function undergoes horizontal and vertical translations based on the values of h and k. Specifically, it states that the graph shifts h units right if h is positive and h units left if h is negative. It also shifts k units up if k is positive and k units down if k is negative. The point (-h, k) represents the turning point and vertex of the graph.

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The Cubic Function Focused On: F (X) A (X - H) + K

The document discusses the cubic function f(x) = a(x – h)3 + k. It explains that this form of the cubic function undergoes horizontal and vertical translations based on the values of h and k. Specifically, it states that the graph shifts h units right if h is positive and h units left if h is negative. It also shifts k units up if k is positive and k units down if k is negative. The point (-h, k) represents the turning point and vertex of the graph.

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The Cubic Function

Focused on f(x) = a(x – h)³ + k

Presented by Narendran Sairam


9 Yale
Introduction to the cubic function
● The parent graph is shown in
red and the variations of this
graph appear as follows: the
function y = f(x) + 2 appears
in green; the graph of y = f(x)
+ 5 appears in blue; the graph
of the function y = f(x) - 1
appears in gold; the graph of
y = f(x) - 3 appears in purple.
Introduction 2
● As before, our parent graph is in
red, y = f(x + 1) is shown in
green, y = f(x + 3) is shown in
blue, y = f(x - 2) is shown in
gold, and y = f(x - 4) is shown
in purple.
● If y = f(x + d) and d > 0, the
graph undergoes a horizontal
shift d units to the left.

If y = f(x + d) and d < 0, the


graph undergoes a horizontal
shift d units to the right.
Forms of cubic functions

Cubic functions can be found in two forms.......


f(x)= ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, where a, b, c, and d are
constants and a is not equal to 0, or

f(x) = a(x – h)3 + k, where a, h, and k are


constants and a is not equal to 0.
The Graph of 'f(x) = a(x – h)³ + k

The values of h and k specify the horizontal and


vertical translation, or shift, of the curve.
The graph shifts h units right when h is positive
and shifts h units left when h is negative. The
graph shifts upwards k units when k is positive
and shifts k units downward when k is negative.
It is easiest to use this method by looking at the
point of inflection (a key point) and shifting
appropriately. In this case, the origin is the point
of inflection of the original function.
Picture of f(x) = a(x – h)³ + k
From this picture we
can conclude that
(-h,k) is the turning
point of the graph. It
is also the vertex of
the function.

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