IB Math SL 1 Transformations – Combinations WS Answer Key Name__________

y f(x)
f[(1/2)x]
6 1/3 f[(1/2)x]
-1/3 f[(1/2)x]
-1/3 f[(1/2)(x - 2)]
4

2
x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 12
1. Sketch the following
-2 on the same grid,
using different colors and
clear labels for each:
-4 1 
a) f  x 
2 
-6 1 1 
b) f  x 
3 2 
1  1 
-8 c) f  x
3 2 
1  1 
d) f  ( x  2) 
-10 3 2 

a) horizontal dilation of f(x) by a factor of 2 b) vertical dilation of f(½ x) by a factor of 1

3
c) reflection of 1 f(½ x) over the x-axis d) horizontal translation of – 1 f(½ x) by +2 units
3 3
y
18
16
2.
14
f(x)=x^2 f(x) = x2
a) 2f(x) = 2x2 12
b) -2f(x) = -2x2 10
c) -2f(x + 3) = -2(x + 3)2
d) -2f(x + 3) + 4 = -2(x + 3)2 + 4 8
6
4
2
x
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
-14
-16
-18
a) vertical dilation of f(x) = x2 by a factor of 2 b) reflection of 2f(x) = 2x2 over the x-axis
c) horizontal translation of –2f(x) = –2x by –3 units d) vertical translation of –2f(x + 3) = –2(x + 3)2 by 4 units
2
 y
14

12
3. 10
f(x) = x2 8
g(x) = ½ x2
h(x) = -½ x2 6
k(x) = -½ (x - 2)2 4
m(x) = -½ (x - 2)2 - 5
2
x
-14 -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6
-2

-4

-6

-8

-10

-12

a) vertical dilation of f(x) by a factor of ½ b) reflection of g(x) over the x-axis

c) horizontal shift of h(x) by +2 units d) vertical shift of k(x) by –5 units