Characteristics of Radical Functions

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What is the domain of the graph of the radical function?

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The domain is (4, infinity).

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Vertical Stretch by a factor of 2; translated down 5 units.

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Left 1 unit, Reflect over x-axis, up 2 units.

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What is a radical function?

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A function that includes a variable within a radical (square root, cube root, etc.).

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What is the parent function of radical functions?

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How does the graph of a radical function behave as x approaches infinity?

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The graph approaches infinity as well.

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What effect does a vertical stretch have on the graph of a radical function?

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It makes the graph steeper.

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What does it mean to translate a graph down 5 units?

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Every point on the graph moves down 5 units on the y-axis.