Chapter 28: Shifting and Transforming Functions

Shifting and Transforming Functions Practice: Answers on page 333.

1. The function !(#) is given below. What is the 7. The graph of % = -(#) + 17 is shown below,
%-intercept of the graph !(#) − 7 ? 2 which of the following defines function - ? 2
!(#) = 4(16# − 8)

2. -(#) = # %
!(#) = (# − 7)% + 17 2

Which of the following correctly describes the

shift required to transform -(#) into !(#) ?

A) Shift -(#) right 7 units and down 17 units.

B) Shift -(#) right 7 units and up 17 units.
C) Shift -(#) left 7 units and down 17 units. '
D) Shift -(#) left 7 units and up 17 units. A) -(#) = # − 6
!
'
B) -(#) = ! # − 11
3. ℎ(#) = # % − 5 2 '
!(#) = (# − 2)% − 1 C) -(#) = ! # + 6
'
Which of the following correctly describes the D) -(#) = ! # + 23
shift required to transform ℎ(#) into !(#) ?
8. The function - is defined by 2
A) Shift ℎ(#) right 2 units and down 4 units.
-(#) = (# − 7)(# − 4)(# + 5). In the
B) Shift ℎ(#) right 2 units and up 4 units.
#%-plane, the graph of % = !(#) is the result of
C) Shift ℎ(#) left 2 units and down 4 units.
translating the graph of -(#) up 13 units. What
D) Shift ℎ(#) left 2 units and up 4 units.
is the value of !(0) ?
4. The function - is defined by 2
%
-(#) = # + 5# + 6. The function ! is defined
by !(#) = -(#) + 3. For what value of # does
!(#) reach its minimum?
9. In the #%-plane, the graph of
% = 7 − (# − 4)% is the image of the graph of 2
% = 2 − # % after which of the following
transformations?
5. -(#) = (# + 1)! + 2
2 A) A translation of 5 units up and 4 units to
Which of the following functions !(#) shifts
the right.
-(#) up by 4 units and left by 1 unit?
B) A translation of 5 units down and 4 units to
the right.
A) !(#) = # ! + 6
C) A translation of 5 units up and 4 units to
B) !(#) = (# + 5)! + 3 the left.
C) !(#) = (# + 2)! − 2 D) A translation of 5 units down and 4 units to
D) !(#) = (# + 2)! + 6 the left.
6. The function -(#) shown below is the result of 2 10. The function below defines !(#). What is the
translating !(#) up 7 units. What is the %-coordinate of the %-intercept of the 2
%-intercept of !(#) ? g(#) + 7 ?
-(#) = (# − 1)(# + 6)(# + 8) !(#) = 17(8# − 15)

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11. 12. The quadratic function f is defined as

2 2
!(#) = −3(# + 2)% − 1. In the #%-plane, which
of the following could be the graph of !(#)
shifted 4 units up?

A)

The graph of !(#) is displayed above. Which of

the following is the graph of % = !(#) − 3 ?
B)
A)

C)

B)

D)

C)

13. -(#) = −(# − 2)% + 9

2
ℎ(#) = −(# + 2)% + 11
D)
Which of the following transformation are
required to turn ℎ(#) into -(#)?

A) Shift 2 units left and reflect over the #-axis.

B) Shift 4 units left and 2 units up.
C) Shift 4 units right and reflect over the #-axis.
D) Shift 4 units right and 2 units down.

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14. 15. The graph of ! = #(%) is shown in the 3

3 %!-plane. The graph of
'(%) = #(%) + 11. What is the value of '(0) ?

The graph above displays the function for the

height of a soccer pass in meters after the
referee blew the whistle to restart the game.
Which of the graphs below properly model the
height of the soccer ball if the player had
waited 3 seconds after the referee blew the
whistle to make the same pass? 16. The complete graph of the function # is shown 3
in the %!-plane. What is the !-intercept of the
A) graph of ! = #(% − 2) ?

B)

A) −5
B) −3
C) −1
D) 1

C) 17. The graph of ! = #(%) + 2 is shown below.

3
Which equation defines the function # ?

D)

A) #(%) = 2"
B) #(%) = 3"
C) #(%) = 2" + 2
D) #(%) = 3" + 2

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18. The function below defines !(#). What is the 23.

3 3
%-coordinate of the %-intercept of g(# − 3) ?
!(#) = 2(25# − 15)

19. The graph of 5# + 7% = 12 is translated down

3 The function % = .(# + 2) + 1 is show above.
5 units in the #%-plane. What is the
What is the %-intercept of .(#)?
#-coordinate of the #-intercept of the resulting
graph? A) −4
B) −5
C) −6
D) −7

24. Line 6 contains the points (14, 166) and

20. 4
3 (19, 206). Line 9 is the result of translating
line 6 down 7 units in the #%-plane. What is
the #-coordinate of the #-intercept of line 9?

4 25. When the quadratic function . is graphed in the

#%-plane, where % = .(#), its vertex is
The graph above displays the function (8.5, −20.25), one of the #-intercepts of this
.(# − 4) + 1. Which of the following is the graph is (4, 0). If !(#) = .(#) − 17, what is
correct equation for .(#) ? the %-intercept of !(#) ?

A) .(#) = −(# + 2)% + 3

B) .(#) = −(# − 2)% + 4
C) .(#) = −# % + 5
26. The function . is defined by the given equation.
D) .(#) = −(# − 6)% + 5 4
If !(#) = .(# + 3), which of the following
21. The function . is defined by equations defines the function !?
4
.(#) = (−7)(5)" + 3. What is the %-intercept .(#) = 7(3)"
of the graph of % = .(# − 2) in the #%-plane?
A) !(#) = 21(3)"
B) !(#) = 189(3) "
C) !(#) = 21(9)"
D) !(#) = 343(9) "

4 22. The functions . and ! are defined as

! $ 27. The points on the quadratic function .(#) are
.(#) = # − 17 and !(#) = # + 38. If 4
& ! shown in the table below. If
ℎ(#) = .(#) + !(#) − 17, what is the !(#) = .(#) − 371. What is !(0) ?
#-coordinate of the #-intercept of % = ℎ(#) in
the #%-plane? # .(#)
14 35
16 21
18 35

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