Practice: Parent Functions & Their Key Features Name _________________________________

Answer Key

Parent Function Key Features of Graph

Sketch the graph of the given function Identify the key features of the given parent function.
Constant Function, f(x) = b Domain: (-∞,∞) Increasing: n/a
2. 1. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3
Range: {3} Decreasing: n/a
x-intercept(s): none Positive: (-∞,∞)
y-intercept: (0,3) Negative: none
Maximum: none Minimum: none
End Behavior:
3.
𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → −∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → 3; 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → 3
Linear Function, f(x) = x Domain: (-∞,∞) Increasing: (-∞,∞)
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥
Range: (-∞,∞) Decreasing: none
x-intercept(s): (0, 0) Positive: (0,∞)
y-intercept: (0, 0) Negative: (-∞,0)
Maximum: none Minimum: none
End Behavior:
𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → −∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → −∞; 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞

Quadratic Function, f(x) = x2 Domain: (-∞,∞) Increasing: (0 ,∞)

3. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2
Range: [0, ∞) Decreasing: (-∞,0)
x-intercept(s): (0, 0) Positive: (-∞,0)ꓴ(0,∞)
y-intercept: (0, 0) Negative: none
Maximum: none Minimum: (0, 0)
End Behavior:
𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → −∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞; 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞

Cubic Function, f(x) = x3 Domain: (-∞,∞) Increasing: (-∞, ∞)

4. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3
Range: (-∞, ∞) Decreasing: none
x-intercept(s): (0, 0) Positive: (0 ,∞)
y-intercept: (0, 0) Negative: (-∞,0)
Maximum: none Minimum: none
End Behavior:
𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → −∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → −∞; 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞
 Practice: Parent Functions & Their Key Features Name _________________________________

Square Root Function, f(x) = √𝑥 Domain: [0,∞) Increasing: (0,∞)

5. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 Range: [0, ∞) Decreasing: none
x-intercept(s): (0, 0) Positive: (0,∞)
y-intercept: (0, 0) Negative: none
Maximum: none Minimum: (0,0)
End Behavior:
𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → 0, 𝑓(𝑥) → 0; 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞

Exponential Function, f(x) = bx, where b≠0 Domain: (-∞,∞) Increasing: (-∞, ∞)
6. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥
Range: (0, ∞) Decreasing: none
x-intercept(s): none Positive: (-∞, ∞)
y-intercept: (0, 1) Negative: none
Maximum: none Minimum: none
End Behavior:
𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → −∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → 0; 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞

Absolute Value Function, f(x) = |x| Domain: (-∞,∞) Increasing: (-∞, ∞)

7. 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|
Range: [0, ∞) Decreasing: none
x-intercept(s): (0, 0) Positive: (-∞,0)ꓴ(0,∞)
y-intercept: (0, 0) Negative: none
Maximum: none Minimum: (0, 0)
End Behavior:
𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → −∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞; 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞, 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞