2 - ALG - Transformations - of - Exponential - Functions
2 - ALG - Transformations - of - Exponential - Functions
OBJECTIVES:
• Apply translations, dilations, and reflections to exponential
functions.
• Use transformations to identify exponential functions from
graphs and write equations of exponential functions.
BOOK REFERENCE
HMH – into Algebra 1:
• Unit 5 - Module 12 – Lessons 12.1
SUGGESTED PRACTICE:
• To Be Announced/Posted.
PREVIOUSLY
• You graphed exponential functions.
NOW
• You are going to identify the effects of transformations
on the graphs of exponential functions.
NEXT
You will write and graph equations of geometric sequences.
DEVELOP
VOCABULARY
• Vertical translation
• Horizontal translation
• Vertical stretch
• Vertical compression
• Horizontal stretch
• Horizontal compression
• Reflection
PREREQUISITE SKILLS
• Transforming linear functions.
WARM-UP
LEARN: Translations of Exponential Functions
Example 1 Vertical Translations of Exponential Functions
𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑘
𝑔 𝑥 = 2𝑥 + 3
𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑏𝑥 − ℎ
𝑔 𝑥 = 3𝑥 − (−1)
𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠
The value of ℎ is ___________ than 0, so the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 is
𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡
1 unit _____.
translated _____
Example 3 Multiple Translations of Exponential Functions
𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑏𝑥 − ℎ + 𝑘
𝑥 −2
1
𝑔 𝑥 = − 4
2
𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛
Example 4 Identify Exponential Functions from Graphs
(Vertical Translations)
𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟
0 1
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦
1
4
Example 7 Horizontal Dilations of Exponential Functions
𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒
1
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦
1
2
Check
ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ
3Τ2
𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ
3
𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛
6Τ7
ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛
2Τ5
Example 8 Identify Exponential Functions from Graphs
(Dilations)
1 2
1 4
1
4
𝟏 𝒙
𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟐
𝟒
Check
LEARN: Reflections of Exponential Functions
Example 9 Vertical Reflections of Exponential Functions
𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛
𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦
𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
Example 10 Horizontal Reflections of Exponential Functions
𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒
𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦
𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
Check
𝐵
LEARN: Transformations of Exponential Functions
Example 11 Multiple Transformations of Exponential Functions
𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦
1
2
𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑
𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛
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