Lesson 3.7 vocabulary

Graphing Translations of

Linear Functions

Objectives:

Identify a transformation of a linear graph
Graph transformations of linear functions
Explain how translations, reflections, stretches, and
shrinks affect graphs of functions.

Vocabulary

Family of functions

Parent function
Transformation

Translation
Reflection

Horizontal shrink
Horizontal stretch

Vertical stretch
Vertical shrink

Example 1

Students will graph and describe horizontal and vertical translations when 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 2𝑥𝑥 −1.

Students will graph and describe horizontal and vertical translations when 𝑓𝑓(𝑥) = 2(𝑥 −1.)

B. Discuss b. 𝑡𝑡(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥 +3