Transformations of Functions v5
- Author:
- Jamie Fowler
Use the sliders to transform the parent function f(x).
g(x) = a*f [1/b (x - h) ] + k
Discover what the values of a, b, h, and k are doing to change, to transform, the parent function.
Here are some parent functions examples you can try and how to type them in.
- Linear: x
- Quadratic: x^2
- Cubic: x^3
- Reciprocal: 1/x
- Absolute Value: abs(x)
- Squareroot: sqrt(x)
- log to a base: log(10, x) or log(2,x)...in general, log(base, x)
- Natural log: ln(x)
- Exponential: 2^x or (1/2)^x
- Trigonometric functions (will be in radians): sin(x), cos(x), tan(x), csc(x), sec(x), cot(x)
- Trigonometric functions (for degrees): use trig name with (x*pi/180) in the parenthesis
- For Inverse trig: arcsin(x), arccos(x), arctan(x)