Question

parent function question

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 plz help

Answer 2

@satellite73 plz help me

Answer 3

i need help on the general function part

Answer 4

I'm not sure what they're looking for, but it may be something like

y = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d

basically a,b,c,d are fixed numbers

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example:

a = 2, b = 7, c = 10, d = -2

so,

y = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d

becomes

y = 2x^3 + 7x^2 + 10x - 2

Answer 5

wait but i was thinking could the general equation be the same as the parent function ?

Answer 6

parent equation*

Answer 7

not necessarily

Answer 8

for example

y = x^2 is a parent function for a quadratic

in general, the quadratic equation is

y = ax^2 + bx + c

Answer 9

a specific quadratic equation would be y = 3x^2 - 10x + 14 where a = 3, b = -10, c = 14

Answer 10

thanks, but i still don't understand wat to put of the general equation

Answer 11

y = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d is as general as it is going to get

from there, you would replace a,b,c,d with actual numbers to go from general to specific

Answer 12

the #'s are the plots on the graph right ?

Answer 13

sorta, they dictate the shape and the position of the graph in a way

Answer 14

for example, the 'd' in y = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d, tells you how to shift the parent function y = x^3 up and down

Answer 15

since that is the y-intercept

Answer 16

ohhh i see thank you very much! :)

Answer 17

you're welcome