Pre-Calculus Lesson 3 Objectives

1. Transformations of functions: vertical and horizontal shifts 2. Reflections 1. Stretches and shrinks. Materials and Handouts
1. Time 10 minutes 35 minutes Activity

Homework

5 minutes

Go over homework from yesterday Make sure all their questions get answered because it was an important homework assignment. Go over horizontal and vertical shifts, stretches and reflections 1. Go through the exercises with them. 2. When they get to the generalization sections, make sure to give them the proper notation: a. Vertical permutations: to shift up or down b. Horizontal permutations: to shift side to side units c. Stretches: to stretch by a factor of 3. When we get to the final box, have them put arrows to each transformation and describe what it does. 4. Then go through the example problems with them. NOTE: This lesson would best be done sitting next to the student working through it with them. 1. Have them go back and put a summary in the summary box if theres time. 2. Describe the homework. Its all from the book this time.

Pre-calculus Lesson 3

Name:_______________ Date:_________

Function Transformations Class Work

Summary of the lesson: When were done with the lesson today, come back to this box and summarize what you learned in large, clear handwriting so you can easily come back to it. Write down any questions or confusions you have as well.

Horizontal and Vertical Shifts 1. Standing at the edge of the Bottomless Pit of Despair, you kick a rock of the ledge and it falls into

the pit. The height of the rock is given by the function dropped the rock, and is the height of the rock. a. Graph the function on the grid to the right using your calculator table. Scale your x-axis in seconds and scale your y-axis by increments of 2 feet.
2. Another rock was dropped at the exact same time as the first rock; but instead of being kicked from the ground, it was dropped from your hand, 4 feet up. So, as they fall, the second rock is always four feet higher than the first rock. a. Graph the path of this rock in a different color on the same grid. b. Find the function that matches the path of this rock. Double check it with your calculator to make sure that points on your function lie in the same place as points on your graph.

, where t is the time since you

c.

Make a generalization: What do we need to do to the

general function

to shift its graph up or down on the y-axis?

3. A third rock was dropped from the exact same place as the first rock, but the dropper was lazy and dropped the rock 2 seconds late. a. Graph the path of this third rock in a different color on the grid above. b. Fill out the following table for the third rock compared to the first rock. Time path of rock 1 path of rock 3 c. Find the equation that matches the path of this third rock. Double check it on your calculator to make sure that points on your function lie in the same place as points on your graph. 4. A forth rock was dropped from the exact same place as the first rock, but this time, the dropper was a little too eager and dropped the rock 2 seconds early. a. Graph the path of this forth rock in a different color on the grid above. b. Fill out the following table for the third rock compared to the first rock. Time path of rock 1 path of rock 4 c. Find the equation that matches the path of this third rock. Double check it on your calculator to make sure that points on your function lie in the same place as points on your graph. -2 -1 -1 - 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 3

5. Lets make a generalization: what do we need to do to the equation to move it side to side on the x-axis?

Stretches and Shrinks 1. Suppose there are pits of despair on other planets. The pit of despair on Earth is full, so you decide to venture to pits on other planets. Other planets have different gravitational pulls however. On the planet Zork, the force of gravity is half the force of gravity of Earth. a. The falling function for the rock on Earth was Graph it again on the grid to the right: b. What should the falling function for the rock on Zork be? .

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Graph the rock falling into the pit of despair on Zork please:

d. Describe how the Earth graph differs from the Zork graph.

2. On the planet Blagg, the force of gravity is twice what it is on Earth. a. What should the falling function for the rock on Blagg be?

b. Graph the rock falling into the pit of despair on Blagg in a different color please. c. Describe how the Earth graph differs from the Blagg graph.

3. Lets make a generalization: what do we need to do to the function shrink it?

to vertically stretch or

Reflections Im afraid I dont have an interesting scenario to explore here, so well just do it the old fashioned way. 1. Fill out the table for the function it. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 . Then graph

2. Now, forgetting the function for a moment, consider just the table. a. Fill it out again, but this time, make all the y-values negative. Then graph the ordered points. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

b. Find the function that matches these points:

3. Now, copy down all the y-values from the first function into the table below. a. Make the x-values all negative, then graph the ordered pairs

b. Find the function that matches these points.

4. Lets make some generalizations: a. When we make all the s of a function negative, what happens? How do we write this algebraically?

b. When we make all the s of a function negative, what happens? How do we write this algebraically?

A summary of the whole shebang of function transformations

Some Examples of how to apply this: 1. If the parent graph is , describe how the grid graph of each of the following compares to the original graph, then sketch each graph on the provided. a.

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Function Transformation Homework

The book has some good problems from this section and its good practice for you to start looking at the book, so please do the problems indicated on a separate sheet of paper in addition to the problems presented here. Book Problems: Pg 48 #6, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 27-37 (for these ones, by compare, they mean describe what transformation was done to the function) 54, 62, 69 and 70.