Parent Function Worksheet
# 1- 7 Give the name of the parent function and describe the transformation represented.
1. g(x) = x 2 – 1 Name: ______________________________________
Transformation:________________________________
2. f(x) = 2 x 1 Name: ______________________________________
Transformation:________________________________
3. h(x) = x2 Name: ______________________________________
Transformation:________________________________
4. g(x) = x3+ 3 Name: ______________________________________
Transformation:________________________________
1
5. g(x) = Name: ______________________________________
x 6
Transformation:________________________________
6. f(x) = x 5 - 2 Name: ______________________________________
Transformation:________________________________
1
7. h(x) = 5 Name: ______________________________________
x
Transformation:________________________________
#8-12 Identify the domain and range of the function. Describe the transformation from its
parent function.
8. g(x) = 3 x Domain : _____________________ Range : ___________________
Transformation:_____________________________________________
9. h(x) = - x2 + 1 Domain : _____________________ Range : ___________________
Transformation:_____________________________________________
10. h(x) = x 2 Domain : _____________________ Range : ___________________
Transformation:_____________________________________________
3
11. f(x) = x Domain : _____________________ Range : ___________________
4
Transformation:_____________________________________________
12. h(x) = 6 (x + 9) 2 Domain : _____________________ Range : ___________________
Transformation:_____________________________________________
13. Which graph best represents the function f(x) = 2x2 - 2? ________________
a. b. c. d.
14. What type of function can be used to determine the side length of a square if the independent
variable is the square’s area?
a. cubic b. linear c. quadratic d. square root
15. Name the six parent functions that we are studying.
______________________ _____________________ ___________________
______________________ _____________________ ___________________