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Alg2 C01.2
11th Algebra2 C01.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| parent function | the most basic function in a family |
| transformation | changes size, shape, position, or orientation of a graph |
| translation | a transformation that shifts a graph horizontally and or/vertically but does not change its size, shape, or orientation |
| reflection | a transformation that flips a graph over a line |
| vertical stretch | a transformation that pulls a function away from the x-axis, making it look taller or skinnier by multiplying all of its outputs (y-values) by a number greater than 1 |
| vertical shrink | a transformation that compresses the graph of a functions toward the s-axis by multiplying all of its output (y-values) by a constant factor between 0 and 1 |
| function | a rule that assigns each input value to exactly one unique output value |
| domain | all possible input values (x-values) |
| range | all possible output values (y-values) |
| slope | measures how steep a line is and the direction it points |
| scatter plot | a type of mathematical graph that uses dots to show the relationship between two different numerical variables |