2.6:Families and Functions

Question 1

Transformation

Answer 1

is a general term for four specific ways to manipulate the shape of a point, a line, or shape

Question 2

Translation

Answer 2

is a term used in geometry to describe a function that moves an object a certain distance

Question 3

Parameter

Answer 3

is a quantity that influences the output or behavior of a mathematical object but is viewed as being held constant.

Question 4

Shrink

Answer 4

the graph of y1(x) should look like the graph of f (x), vertically shrunk by a factor of 1/2.

Question 5

Stretch

Answer 5

which a plane figure is distorted vertically.

Question 6

parent function

Answer 6

the simplest function of a family of functions. For the family of quadratic functions, y = ax2 + bx + c, the simplest function. of this form is y = x2.

Question 7

Reflection

Answer 7

A transformation in which a geometric figure is reflected across a line, creating a mirror image.