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Graphing Cheat Sheet

This document provides information on graphing common functions including lines, parabolas, square roots, cubes, cube roots, circles, and absolute value functions. It includes the equation, graph, and key things to know about each function such as intercepts, vertices, radii, and how pattern changes affect the graph.

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Graphing Cheat Sheet

This document provides information on graphing common functions including lines, parabolas, square roots, cubes, cube roots, circles, and absolute value functions. It includes the equation, graph, and key things to know about each function such as intercepts, vertices, radii, and how pattern changes affect the graph.

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Graphing Cheat Sheet

Equation:

Graph:

Things to know:

Line:

y=mx
+b

Slope:
m=

Rise
Run

Always Run
right

Yintercept
Slope

Equation for this


graph:
y=1x+0
(or y=x)

Y-Intercept:
Starting
point on Y-Axis.

Parabola:

Normal pattern (

a
2

xh +k
y =a

=1):
Over 1, up

(h,k)
Pattern
Change
Vertical
Change
Horizontal
Change

Over 1, up
3
Over 1, up
5

a 1:
Over 1, up

a
Over 1, up

Equation for this


graph:

x0 2 +0
y=1

2a
Over 1, up

3a
(or

y=x

)
Negative pattern
change:
Flips the smiley
face to a frowny
face.

h is taken out as
the opposite. k
stays the same

Equation:

Graph:

Things to know:

Square root:

Normal pattern (

=1):

y=a xh+k

Over 1, up
1

(h,k)

Pattern
Change
Vertical

Over 3, up
1
Over 5, up
1

a 1:

Change
Horizontal
Change
Equation for this
graph:

Over

a ,

up 1
Over 2 a ,
up 1
Over

y=1 x0+0
(or

3a

, up 1

y= x )
Negative pattern
change:
Flips the original
upside down.

h is taken out as
the opposite. k
stays the same

Cube:

From vertex:
Right 1, up 1
Then,
Left 1, down 1

xh 3 +k
y =a
(h,k)

a1

Pattern
Change
Vertical

From vertex:

Change

Then,
Left 1, down

Right 1, up
Horizontal
Change

Equation for this


graph:

(or

y=x 3 )

Negative

x0 3 +0
y=1

a from

vertex:
Right 1, down
1
Left 1, up 1

Equation:

Graph:

Things to know:

Cube root:

From vertex:
Right 1, up 1
Then,
Left 1, down 1

y=a 3 xh+ k
(h,k)

a1

Pattern
Change
Vertical

From vertex:
Right 1, up

Change
Horizontal
Change

Then,
Left 1, down

Equation of this
graph:

y=1 3 x0+0

Negative
(or

y= x )

Circle:

a from

vertex:
Right 1, down
1
Left 1, up 1

Center= (h,k)
Always take h and
k out as the
opposite.
From center go
over r
Radius =

r2

yk =r
2
xh +

(h,k)

Horizontal
Change
Radius
Vertical
Change
Equation of this graph:

y0 2=52
x 0 2 +

(or

x 2+ y 2 =25 )

Equation:

Graph:

Things to know:

Absolute
value:

Normal pattern (

=1):
Over 1, up

y=a|x h|+ k
(h,k)

1
Over 1, up
1
Over 1, up

Pattern
Change
Vertical

1
Pattern
repeats

a 1:

Change
Horizontal
Change

Over 1, up

a
Over 1, up

Equation of this
graph:

y=1|x0|+0

Over 1, up
(or

y=|x| )

a
Pattern
Repeats
Negative pattern
change:
Flips the original
upside down.
h is taken out as
the opposite. k
stays the same

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