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Parent Functions and Transformations Assignment

Identify the parent function, sketch the graph, and find the domain and the range for each function.

1. 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 2. 𝒇 𝒙 = −𝟑

y y
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1
x x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1 -1

-2 -2

-3 -3

-4 -4

-5 -5

Domain
Domain Range
Range

3. 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟑 4. 𝟏
𝒇 𝒙 =
𝒙

y
5

1
x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

Domain Domain
Range Range

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Parent Functions and Transformations Assignment

Identify the parent function and describe the transformations.

5. 𝒇 𝒙 = (𝒙 + 𝟒)𝟑 Parent :
Transformation:

6. 𝒇 𝒙 = −𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟒 Parent :
Transformation:

7. 𝟏 Parent:
𝒇 𝒙 = − 𝟏𝟖
𝒙 Transformation:

8. 𝒇 𝒙 =− 𝒙+𝟏−𝟔 Parent :
Transformation:

Given the parent function and a description of the transformation, write the equation of the transformed
function 𝒇 𝒙 .

9. Square Root Function

Reflected in the x-axis
Translated 12 units down
10. Absolute value-
Translated 12 units up
Translated 23 units left
11. Reciprocal Function
Expanded vertically by a factor of 4
Reflected in the x-axis and translated 2 units up
12. Greatest Integer Function
Reflected in the y -axis and translated 16 units up

Use the graph of parent function to graph each function. Find the domain and the range of the new function.

13. 𝟑
𝒉 𝒙 =𝟑 𝒙+𝟑 −𝟏

y
5

1
x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

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14. 𝟏
𝒉 𝒙 = +𝟒
𝒙−𝟐
10 y

2
x

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
-2

-4

-6

-8

-10
15. 𝒉 𝒙 =− 𝒙−𝟓−𝟐
y

12

-12 -8 -4 4 8 12

-4

-8

-12

16. 𝒉 𝒙 = 𝒙−𝟒 +𝟐
10 y

2
x

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
-2

-4

-6

-8

-10

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Parent Functions and Transformations Assignment

Graph each function.

17. 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟒 − 𝟐 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝒉 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟒 − 𝟐

10 y 10 y

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2
x x

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
-2 -2

-4 -4

-6 -6

-8 -8

-10 -10

18. 𝟏 𝟏
𝒇 𝒙 =− 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝒉 𝒙 = −
𝒙+𝟏 𝒙+𝟏

y y
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1
x x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1 -1

-2 -2

-3 -3

-4 -4

-5 -5

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Parent Functions and Transformations Assignment

Graph each piecewise function.

19. 𝟏
− 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 < −𝟑
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙+𝟐 5
y
𝟐 𝒊𝒇 − 𝟑 < 𝒙 < 𝟐
4
𝒙−𝟏 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟐
3

1
x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

20. 𝟑 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 ≤ −𝟏
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐 𝒊𝒇 − 𝟏 ≤ 𝒙 < 𝟏 5
y

𝒙−𝟏 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏 4

1
x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

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ANSWERS
Identify the parent function, sketch the graph, and find the domain and the range for each function.

1. 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 2. 𝒇 𝒙 = −𝟑

Quadratic Function Constant Function

y y
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1
x x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1 -1

-2 -2

-3 -3

-4 -4

-5 -5

Domain = (−∞, ∞) Domain= (−∞, ∞)

Range = [𝟎, ∞) Range = [−𝟑]

3. 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟑 4. 𝟏
𝒇 𝒙 =
𝒙
Cubic Function Reciprocal Function

y y
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1
x x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1 -1

-2 -2

-3 -3

-4 -4

-5 -5

Domain= (−∞, ∞) Domain= (−∞, 𝟎) ∪ (𝟎, ∞)

Range = −∞, ∞ Range = (−∞, 𝟎) ∪ (𝟎, ∞)

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Parent Functions and Transformations Assignment

Identify the parent function and describe the transformations.

5. 𝒇 𝒙 = (𝒙 + 𝟒)𝟑 Parent : 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟑
Transformation: Translated 4 units left

6. 𝒇 𝒙 = −𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟒 Parent : 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙
Transformation: Reflected in the x-axis
Expanded vertically by a factor of 2
Translated 4 units right
7. 𝟏 Parent : 𝒇 𝒙 =
𝟏
𝒇 𝒙 = − 𝟏𝟖 𝒙
𝒙 Transformation: Translated 18 units down
8. 𝒇 𝒙 =− 𝒙+𝟏−𝟔 Parent : 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙
Transformation: Reflected in the x-axis
Translated 6 units down
Translated 1 unit left
Given the parent function and a description of the transformation, write the equation of the transformed
function 𝒇 𝒙 .

9. Square Root Function 𝒇 𝒙 = − 𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐

Reflected in the x-axis
Translated 12 units down
10. Absolute value- 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 + 𝟐𝟑 + 𝟏𝟐
Translated 12 units up
Translated 23 units left
11. Reciprocal Function 𝟒
𝒇 𝒙 =− +𝟐
Expanded vertically by a factor of 4 𝒙
Reflected in the x-axis and translated 2 units up
12. Greatest Integer Function 𝒇 𝒙 = −𝒙 + 𝟏𝟔
Reflected in the y -axis and translated 16 units up

Use the graph of parent function to graph each function. Find the domain and the range of the new function.

13. 𝟑
𝒉 𝒙 =𝟑 𝒙+𝟑 −𝟏
𝟑
𝒉 𝒙 =𝟑 𝒙+𝟑 −𝟏
y
5
𝟑
Parent function 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 4

3
Transformation:
Expanded vertically by a factor of 3 2

Translated 1 unit down 1

x
Translated 3 units left
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1
𝑫 = −∞, ∞
-2
𝑹 = −∞, ∞
-3

-4

-5

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Parent Functions and Transformations Assignment

14. 𝟏
𝒉 𝒙 = +𝟒
𝒙−𝟐
𝟏 10 y
𝒉 𝒙 = +𝟒
𝒙B𝟐
8

𝟏 6
Parent function 𝒇 𝒙 =
𝒙
4

Transformation: 2
x
Translated 4 units up
Translated 2 units right -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
-2

-4
𝑫 = −∞, 𝟐) ∪ (𝟐, ∞
𝑹 = −∞, 𝟒) ∪ (𝟒, ∞ -6

-8

-10
15. 𝒉 𝒙 =− 𝒙−𝟓−𝟐
𝒉 𝒙 =− 𝒙−𝟓−𝟐
y

Parent function 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 12

8
Transformation:
Reflected in the x-axis 4
Translated 2 units down x
Translated 5 units right
-16 -12 -8 -4 4 8 12 16

-4
𝑫 = [−𝟓, ∞)
𝑹 = −∞, −𝟐 -8

-12

16. 𝒉 𝒙 = 𝒙−𝟒 +𝟐
𝒉 𝒙 = 𝒙−𝟒 +𝟐 10 y

Parent function 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 6

4
Transformation:
Translated 2 units up 2
x
Translated 4 units right
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
-2
𝑫 = −∞, ∞
-4
𝑹 = [𝟐, ∞)
-6

-8

-10

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Parent Functions and Transformations Assignment

Graph each function.

17. 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟒 − 𝟐 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝒉 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟒 − 𝟐
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟒 − 𝟐 𝑫 = (−∞. ∞)
𝒉 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟒 − 𝟐 𝑹 = [𝟎, ∞)

10 y 10 y

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2
x x

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
-2 -2

-4 -4

-6 -6

-8 -8

-10 -10

18. 𝟏 𝟏
𝒇 𝒙 =− 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝒉 𝒙 = −
𝒙+𝟏 𝒙+𝟏
𝟏 𝑫 = (−∞. −𝟏) ∪ (−𝟏, ∞)
𝒇 𝒙 =−
𝒙D𝟏
𝟏 𝑹 = (−∞, 𝟎)
𝒉 𝒙 =−
𝒙D𝟏

6 y 6 y

5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
x x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1 -1
-2 -2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6

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Parent Functions and Transformations Assignment

Graph each piecewise function.

19. 𝟏
− 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 < −𝟑
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙+𝟐 6 y
𝟐 𝒊𝒇 − 𝟑 < 𝒙 < 𝟐
5
𝒙−𝟏 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟐
4

1
x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

20. 𝟑 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 ≤ −𝟏
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐 𝒊𝒇 − 𝟏 ≤ 𝒙 < 𝟏 6 y

𝒙−𝟏 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏 5

1
x

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

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