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PreCalculus / Amankwa, Kwadwo (Amankwa)

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Transforming the graph of a function using more than one transformation

The graph of is shown below.

Graph

y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8

-2

-4

-6

-8

Here are some ways to transform the graph of

1. Translate the graph horizontally.

2. Stretch or shrink the graph.
3. Reflect the graph across an axis.
4. Translate the graph vertically.

It is a good idea to perform the transformations in the above order.

The current problem:

We are given the graph of and asked to graph

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Starting with the graph of we'll first graph

To do this, we reflect the graph of across the -axis.

y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8

-2

-4

-6

-8

We'll now use the graph of to get the graph of

To do this, we translate the graph of upward units.

y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8

-2

-4

-6

-8

Here is the answer.

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y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8

-2

-4

-6

-8

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