7-5 Cubic Functions

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Warm Up
California Standards
Lesson Presentation

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Warm Up
Graph each function.

1. y = 2x + 4
2. y = –x – 1
3. y = x2 – 4
4. y = 1 x2
2

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California
Standards
AF3.1 Graph functions of the form
y = nx2 and y = nx3 and use in solving
problems.

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Vocabulary
cubic function

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 7-5 Cubic Functions

A cubic function is a function in which the

greatest power of the variable is 3. The most
basic cubic function is y = nx3 where n ≠ 0.

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Additional Example 1: Graphing Cubic Functions
Create a table for each cubic function, and use it to
graph the function.
1 3
A. y = 4 x
y
1 3
x 4x y 4
–2 1 (-2)3
4 –2 2
–1 1 (-1)3 x
4 –0.25
1 (0)3 –4 –2 2 4
0 0
4 –2
1 1 (1)3
0.25
4 –4
2 1 (2)3
4
2

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 7-5 Cubic Functions
Additional Example 1: Graphing Cubic Functions
Create a table for each cubic function, and use it to
graph the function.

B. y = –x3 + 1

x –x3 + 1 y
–2 –(–2)3 + 1 9
–1 –(–1)3 + 1 2
0 –(0)3 + 1 1

1 –(1)3 + 1 0

2 –(2)3 + 1 –7

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 7-5 Cubic Functions
Additional Example 1: Graphing Cubic Functions
Create a table for each cubic function, and use it to
graph the function.

C. y = x3 – 2

x x3 – 2 y
–2 (–2)3 – 2 –10
–1 (–1)3 – 2 –3
0 (0)3 – 2 –2
1 (1)3 – 2 –1
2 (2)3 – 2 6

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Check It Out! Example 1
Create a table for each cubic function, and use it to
graph the function.
C. y = x3 + 2

x x3 + 2 y
–2 (–2)3 + 2 –6
–1 (–1)3 + 2 1
0 (0)3 + 2 2
1 (1)3 + 2 3
2 (2)3 + 2 10

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Additional Example 2: Identifying Types of Functions
Tell whether the function is linear, quadratic, or
cubic.
A.

The graph is a parabola.

Quadratic

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 7-5 Cubic Functions
Additional Example 2: Identifying Types of Functions
Tell whether the function is linear, quadratic, or
cubic.
B.
The graph curves
down, then up.

Cubic

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 7-5 Cubic Functions
Additional Example 2: Identifying Types of Functions
Tell whether the function is linear, quadratic, or
cubic.
C.
The graph is a
parabola.

Quadratic

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 7-5 Cubic Functions
Additional Example 2: Identifying Types of Functions
Tell whether the function is linear, quadratic, or
cubic.
D.
The graph is a line.

Linear

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Partner Share! Example 2
Tell whether the function is linear, quadratic, or
cubic.
A.

The graph is a parabola.

Quadratic

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 7-5 Cubic Functions
Partner Share! Example 2
Tell whether the function is linear, quadratic, or
cubic.
B.
The graph is a line.

Linear

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 7-5 Cubic Functions
Partner Share! Example 2
Tell whether the function is linear, quadratic, or
cubic.
C.
The graph curves
down, then up.

Cubic

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 7-5 Cubic Functions
Partner Share! Example 2
Tell whether the function is linear, quadratic, or
cubic.
D.
The graph is a
parabola.

Quadratic

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Lesson Review: Part I
Create a table for each cubic function, and
use it to graph the function.
1. y = – 1 x3
2

2. y = x3 – 3

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Lesson Review: Part Il
Tell whether each function is linear,
quadratic, or cubic.
3. quadratic
4. cubic
5. linear

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