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Transform the given function f ( x) as described and write the resulting function as an equation.

1) f ( x) = x 3 2) f ( x) = x 2
reflect across the x-axis reflect across the x-axis
translate left 2 units translate left 3 units
translate up 2 units translate up 1 unit

1 1
3) f ( x) = 4) f ( x) =
x x
reflect across the x-axis reflect across the x-axis
translate right 3 units translate right 1 unit
translate down 3 units translate up 2 units

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5) f ( x) =
x
reflect across the x-axis
translate right 3 units
translate down 2 units

Describe the transformations necessary to transform the graph of f ( x) into that of g( x).

6) f ( x) = x 7) f ( x) = x
g( x) = -x + 2 g( x) = 2( x + 3)

8) f ( x) = x 1
9) f ( x) =
g( x) = x-1+3 x
1
g( x) = -
3x

10) f ( x) = x 3
3
g( x) = 3( x - 2)

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Sketch the graph of each function.

6, x £ -3 -5, x < -2

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11) f ( x) = -x - 1, -3 < x £ 3
( x - 3)
y
2
, x>3
12) f ( x) =
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x-3 , x³3
-2 £ x < 3

8
y
6 8

4 6

2 4

2
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x

-4 -2

-6 -4

-8 -6

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Perform the indicated operation.

13) g(a) = a + 5 14) f (a) = a - 4

h(a) = -3a + 1 g(a) = a 3 + 1
Find ( g h)(-3a) Find ( f g)(1 + a)

Find f and g so that h( x) = ( f g)( x). Neither function may be the identity function f ( x) = x.
x
5
-1 16) h( x) = 2( x + 2) + 5
15) h( x) = 5

17) h( x) = 2 3x + 4 + 3

Perform the indicated operation.

18) f (n) = 2n + 1 19) g( x) = 4x + 2

g(n) = n + 1 h( x) = -x 2 - 1
Find ( f - g)(n) Find ( g + h)( x)

20) g(n) = -2n - 2 21) g( x) = 3x + 2

f (n) = n 3 - 4n 2 f ( x) = x 3 - x 2 + 2x
Find ( g + f )(n) Find ( g + f )( x)

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22) y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

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 Answers to Assignment (ID: 1)
3 2
1) g( x) = -( x + 2) + 2 2) g( x) = -( x + 3) + 1 3) g( x) = -
1
-3 4) g( x) = -
1
+2
x-3 x-1
1 6) reflect across the y-axis 7) compress horizontally by a factor of 2
5) g( x) = - -2 translate up 2 units translate left 3 units
x-3
8) translate right 1 unit 9) compress horizontally by a factor of 3
translate up 3 units reflect across the x-axis
y y
10) expand vertically by a factor of 3 11) 8 12) 8
translate right 2 units 6 6
4 4
2 2

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8

13) 9a + 6 14) a 3 + 3a 2 + 3a - 2 15) f ( x) = 5

x 16) f ( x) = 2x + 5
x g( x) = x + 2
g( x) = - 1
5
2
17) f ( x) = 2 x + 3 18) n 19) -x + 4x + 1 20) n 3 - 4n 2 - 2n - 2
g( x) = 3x + 4
21) x 3 - x 2 + 5x + 2 22) Increasing: (-¥, -4) Decreasing: (-4, ¥)

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