MCR3U

Unit 2 Intro to Function

1.7 Horizontal and Vertical Stretches, Compressions, and Reflections

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Homework: Pages 58-60: Questions #2, 3{b,d}, 4{a,d}, 5{b,d}, 6{a,c}, 7{c,d},8-12

Learning Objectives/Success Criteria: At the end of this lesson I will be able to:
o Apply horizontal and vertical stretches, compressions, and reflections to the basic functions
o Use a graph to determine the equation of a transformed function
Horizontal Stretches, Compressions, and Reflections
Given the three functions f (x) = x , f (2x) = 2x , and f ( 12 x ) =
three graphs on the grid provided.



f (x) = x

x
y


0


1


4


9

1
2

x , complete the table of values and draw all

f ( 12 x ) =

f (2x) = 2x
x
y
0

0.5

2

4.5

1
2

18

Compare each of the graphs and each table of values. What has changed, what has remained constant? Can
you describe in words, the transformation that has been applied to f (x) = x in each case?

Given the three functions f (x) = x 3 , f ( 14 x ) = ( 14 x ) , and f (2x ) = (2x)3 :

1. Can you guess what transformations are being performed on f (x) = x 3 , in each of the other two cases?
2. Complete the tables of values and draw all three graphs on the grid provided:



3

f (2x ) = (2x)3
f (x) = x 3
f ( 14 x ) = ( 14 x )

x
y
x
y
x
y

-2

-8

1


-1

-4


0.5

0

0


1

0

4


2

8

-0.5



-1


























Did the graphs change the way you expected? If not, can you describe the transformations that occurred?