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.
\3). Connect the points with smooth curve.
\Consider the function .
Vertical shrink:
\The graph of , shrinks the graph of
vertically by a factor of
.
Horizontal shift:
\The graph of , shifts the graph of
horizontally at a
distance of unit towards right.
The graph of contains the points
,
and
.
Graph :
\Draw the coordinate plane.
\Plot the points.
\Graph the transformed function .
Vertical shift:
\The graph of shifts the graph of
a distance of units downward.
The graph of contains the points
,
and
.
Graph :
\Draw the coordinate plane.
\Plot the points.
\Graph the transformed function .
The graph of :