Question

Identify the function and all transformations of the function: f(x)= |3(x-2)|+5 ?

Answer 1

parent function is absolute value

Answer 2

do you know what 5 does to the parent function?

Answer 3

not a clue sorry -_- I'm new at this

Answer 4

ok number outside of function moves it up or down
up is positive number
down is negative number
ok so +5 moves it how?

Answer 5

moves it up :)

Answer 6

up 5 units

Answer 7

x-2 ok notice this number is with x
x is a liar
+ number moves it left
- number moves it right
someone once told me all of your ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend are liars
so how does -2 move it

Answer 8

umm... moves it to the right?

Answer 9

yes because the number is with x and x is a liar
so 2 right

Answer 10

ohh okay that makes since lol

Answer 11

3 is a vertical stretch a>1 is a vertical stretch always take the absolute value of that a number
ok that is it vertical stretch (scale factor of 3), right 2, up 5

Answer 12

function is absolute value

Answer 13

you can also, say it moved 2 units horizontally to the right , it moved 5 units vertically up or something to that effect

Answer 14

so that would be the function part of it then?

Answer 15

it is the absolute value function

Answer 16

what about the transformation???

Answer 17

the movement of the functions are the transformations.
Transformations is how you change the parent function