The function is
.
The parent function is
.
Properties of power functions :
\The graph of
is always contains the points
,
and
.
Graph the parent function
.
1). Draw a coordinate plane.
\2). Plot the points and
\3). Connect the points with smooth curve.
\
Consider the function
.
Vertical stretch:
\The graph of
, stretches the graph of
vertically by a factor of
.
The graph of
contains the points
,
and
.
Horizontal shift:
\The graph of
, shifts the graph of
horizontally at a distance of
units towards right.
\
The graph of
contains the points
,
and
.
Graph :
\Draw the coordinate plane.
\Plot the points.
\Graph the transformed function
.
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The function is
.
Vertical shift:
\The graph of
shifts the graph of
a distance of
unit upward.
\
The graph of
contains the points
,
and
.
Graph :
\Draw the coordinate plane.
\Plot the points.
\Graph the transformed function
.

The graph of
:
