2.6: Families of Functions

Question 1

parent function

Answer 1

simplest function with these characteristics

Question 2

translation

Answer 2

shifts a graph horizontally, vertically, or both

Question 3

stretch

Answer 3

multiplies all y-values by the same factor greater than 1

Question 4

shrink

Answer 4

reduces y-values by a factor between 0 and 1 (compressing the graph vertically)

Question 5

reflection

Answer 5

in the x-axis changes y-values to their opposites

Question 6

transformation

Answer 6

a change

Question 7

parameters

Answer 7

a symbol (usually a letter) that represents a constant. in a function rule, a parameter helps describe a transformation of a function.