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HOW TO PLOT transformed functions
Problem 1
Explain the transformation rules for graphing the given function y = -
Solution
The function y = is the "child" function of the "parent" function y= .
The parent function is defined over the ENTIRE real domain (whole number line), see the plot in Figure 1.
Figure 1. y =
The plot has two wings (two branches), the green line (at x >=0) and the blue line (at x < 0).
They both have EQUAL RIGHTS of existence and are antisymmetric relatively the origin of the coordinate system.
The "child" function y= is ALSO defined over the ENTIRE number line.
Relative to the parent function plot, it is shifted two units right, stretched two times along the y-axis
and reflected relative the x-axis; then shifted 1 unit up.
See the Figure 2.
Figure 2. y =