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9th grade Shifts, flips and stretches of a function worksheet

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Shifts, flips and stretches of a function

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  1. Ren changes f to g(x) = −f(x − 3) + 2 for a cloud's path in a game. The point (2, 4) is on f. Which point is on g? Write it like (7, -3).

  2. Zee changes f to g(x) = 3f(x − 1) + 7 for a rocket show. The point (4, -2) is on f. Which point is on g? Write it like (7, -3).

  3. Ari changes f to g(x) = −2f(x + 2) − 4 for a bike jump. The point (-3, -1) is on f. Which point is on g? Write it like (7, -3).

  4. (1, 3) | (-3, 3); (2, 5) | (-2, 5); (3, 7) | (-1, 7). Bo slides f(x) = 2x + 1, a train track, sideways for a game. The table shows three points before and after. If g(x) = f(x + c), what is c?

  5. (-1, 1) | (4, 1); (1, 1) | (6, 1); (2, 4) | (7, 4). Esme slides f(x) = x², a swing path, sideways for a game. The table shows three points before and after. If g(x) = f(x − c), what is c?

  6. (-2, 2) | (-9, 2); (1, 1) | (-6, 1); (3, 3) | (-4, 3). Jun slides f(x) = |x|, a valley on a map, sideways for a game. The table shows three points before and after. If g(x) = f(x + c), what is c?

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    Coordinate grid, all four quadrants, each square one unit, -10 to 10 on both axes. The line f is drawn; g is not drawn.

  8. Luz shifts a straight train track. f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = f(x − 3). What is g(x), with one x-term and one number?

  9. Milo shifts a straight bike path. f(x) = 3x − 4 and g(x) = f(x + 2). What is g(x), with one x-term and one number?

  10. Noah shifts a ruler line on the screen. f(x) = −2x + 3 and g(x) = f(x − 1). What is g(x), with one x-term and one number?

  11. Pia shifts a rocket's straight climb. f(x) = 4x − 1 and g(x) = f(x + 3). What is g(x), with one x-term and one number?

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Shifts, flips and stretches of a function. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can say how g(x) = f(x − 5) or g(x) = f(x) + 2 moves the graph of f.
  • I can find where a point of f lands on g for shifts, flips (−f(x), f(−x)) and stretches (3f(x)).
  • I can write the rule for a moved graph, find c from a before | after table, and rewrite a shifted line.

Standard: F-BF.B.3

Words to know

shift (translation): Sliding the whole graph left, right, up or down.

reflection (flip): A mirror image of the graph across the x-axis or the y-axis.

stretch: Multiplying every output by the same number.

inside / outside: Inside the brackets with x, as in f(x − 3); outside, as in f(x) + 2.

Common mistakes

Your child moved the graph the wrong way left or right. g(x) = f(x − 3) moves the graph right 3, because x = 3 makes the inside 0.

Your child mixed up a left-right move and an up-down move.

Your child added the number in front of f instead of multiplying by it.

What to say

Ask: which x-value makes the inside 0?

Ask: is the number inside the brackets with x (left or right), or outside f (up or down)?

Ask: does 3f(x) mean 3 plus f(x), or 3 times f(x)?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with shifts, flips and stretches of a function?

Your child moved the graph the wrong way left or right. g(x) = f(x − 3) moves the graph right 3, because x = 3 makes the inside 0.

How can I help my child with shifts, flips and stretches of a function?

Ask: which x-value makes the inside 0?

Are these 9th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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