Parent Functions and Transformations

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What is a parent function?

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A parent function is the simplest form of a function in a family of functions, representing the basic shape of the graph.

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What does a horizontal transformation do to a function?

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A horizontal transformation moves the graph left or right.

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What does a vertical transformation do to a function?

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A vertical transformation moves the graph up or down.

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What is the parent function of a linear function?

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What is the parent function of a quadratic function?

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What is the parent function of an absolute value function?

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The graph shifts right 3 units.

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The graph shifts up 2 units.

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It reflects the graph across the x-axis.

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The graph shifts left 4 units.