Name: _________________________________

Date: ______________________________
Period: _____________

Graphing Translations of Quadratic Functions

So far, we have already learned about two types of functions.
What are they? What are their formulas?
1. A _____________________ function is written in the form y =
______________
Sketch the function.

2. A _______________________ function is written in the form y=

_______________
Sketch the function.

Reflections
If a quadratic function is positive, it opens _______________
If a quadratic function is negative, it opens _______________

f(x) =

+k

What do you think happens to the function when we add k?

2
Example: f(x) = x +1

f(x)
=
-1

ax 2
0

x
-3
-2
1
2
3
f(x)
When
x is the
multiplied
Sketch
graph. by a coefficient, the original function is either stretched or
compressed.

1
Say I multiply x by 2 and by 2. Which one will stretch the function? Which
When k is added, the graph shifts _________________________ k units.
one
will compress
it?
When
k is subtracted,
the graph shifts _____________________
|k| units.
2
(
xh)
1 2
f(x) =
f(x) = 2 x
What if we moved the one inside the parenthesis? How will the graph
X
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
change?
2
f(x)
Example: f(x) = (x1)
x
-3
f(x)
Sketch the graph.

f(x) =

-2

-1

2 x2

x
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
f(x)
When h is added, the graph shifts ___________________ |h| units.
When h is subtracted, the graph shifts __________________ h units.

Put it all together!

A quadratic function can be written as

f ( x )=a (xh)2+ k

This format is called vertex form.

Fill in the chart.
Function
f ( x )=x 2
2

f ( x )=x +k
f ( x )=x 2k
2

f ( x )=(xh)

f ( x )=(x+ h)2

, where a >1
, where 0 < a < 1

f ( x )=ax 2
f ( x )=ax 2

Transformation of the graph