Six Parent Functions

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What is a parent function?

Back

A parent function is the simplest form of a function type, which serves as a foundation for more complex functions.

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What is the parent function of a linear function?

Back

f(x) = x

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What is the parent function of a quadratic function?

Back

f(x) = x²

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What is the parent function of an absolute value function?

Back

f(x) = |x|

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What is the parent function of a cubic function?

Back

f(x) = x³

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What is the parent function of a square root function?

Back

f(x) = √x

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What is the parent function of a cube root function?

Back

f(x) = ∛x

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What is the parent function of an exponential function?

Back

f(x) = a^x, where a > 0 and a ≠ 1.

Front

What is the general shape of the graph of a quadratic function?

Back

A parabola that opens upwards or downwards.

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What is the general shape of the graph of an absolute value function?

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A V-shaped graph.