Graphing Calculator Investigations ~ Intro to Transformations
						
Quadratic Functions						Name: __________________________ pd _____

Parent function:

Work with graphing calculator to do the following tasks:
1.	Graph parent function:   
2.	What happens when the function is negative?    _________________________________

Graph each of the following functions and describe what happens to the parent function.

1.			____________________________________________________________

2.			____________________________________________________________

3.			____________________________________________________________

4.			____________________________________________________________

5.		____________________________________________________________

6.		____________________________________________________________

7.			____________________________________________________________

8.			____________________________________________________________

Overall conclusions:
positive number inside parentheses: __________________________________________________
negative number inside parentheses: __________________________________________________
positive number after parentheses or : ______________________________________________
negative number after parentheses or : ______________________________________________
number before parentheses or : ___________________________________________________
negative before parentheses or : ___________________________________________________

Absolute Value Functions

Parent function:

Work with graphing calculator to do the following tasks:
3.	Graph parent function:  
4.	What happens when the function is negative?    _________________________________

Graph each of the following functions and describe what happens to the parent function.

9.	 		____________________________________________________________

10.			____________________________________________________________

11.			____________________________________________________________

12.			____________________________________________________________

13.			____________________________________________________________

14.			____________________________________________________________

15.			____________________________________________________________

16.			____________________________________________________________

Overall conclusions:
positive number inside absolute value symbols: _______________________________________________
negative number inside absolute value symbols: ______________________________________________
positive number after absolute value symbols: _______________________________________________
negative number after absolute value symbols: _______________________________________________
number before absolute value symbol: ______________________________________________________
negative before absolute value symbol: ______________________________________________________