Pearson Algebra 2 Common Core, 2011
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Exercise 9 Page 461

Start by performing a vertical translation.

Practice makes perfect
We want to graph the given exponential function as a transformation of its parent function.

y=3^x- 2 Looking at the function, we can see that it is a vertical translation of y=3^x down by 2 units.

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Possible Transformations

The following table illustrates the general form for all possible transformations of functions.

Transformations of f(x)
Vertical Translations Translation up k units, k>0 y=f(x)+ k
Translation down k units, k>0 y=f(x)- k
Horizontal Translations Translation right h units, h>0 y=f(x- h)
Translation left h units, h>0 y=f(x+ h)
Vertical Stretch or Compression Vertical stretch, a>1 y= af(x)
Vertical compression, 0< a< 1 y= af(x)
Horizontal Stretch or Compression Horizontal stretch, 0< b<1 y=f( bx)
Horizontal compression, b>1 y=f( bx)
Reflections In the x-axis y=- f(x)
In the y-axis y=f(- x)