Big Ideas Math Algebra 1, 2015
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Exercise 31 Page 167

Write g(x) in terms of f(x). Apply one transformation at a time.

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Transformations: The transformations are a vertical stretch by a factor of 5, then a vertical translation 1 unit up.

Practice makes perfect

We are asked to graph f(x)=x and g(x)=5x+1. Also, we need to find the transformations from the graph of f to the graph of g.

Graph of f(x)

To graph f(x), we will first make a table of values.

x f(x)
-1 -1
0 0
1 1
Now, we can plot these points and connect them with a straight line to have the graph of f(x).
graph of f

Graph of g(x)

Before graphing, let's rewrite g(x) in terms of f(x). g(x)=5x+1 ⇒ g(x)=5f(x)+1 Note that the first part of the function is 5f(x), which means that the parent function f(x)=x is vertically stretched by a factor of 5.

vertical stretch

Now, we can see that the second term of g(x) is + 1, which means a vertical translation 1 unit up from the graph of 5f(x).

vertical translation

Therefore, we found that the graph of g(x)=5x+1 is a vertical stretch by a factor of 5, then a vertical translation 1 unit up from the graph of f.

functions graph