Transformation of a Quadratic Function (1)
Discovery
1. Move slider (a) and take note of how f(x) changes.
2. On your Discovery Worksheet, describe the graph of f(x) when a is 0.5.
3. Describe the graph of f(x) when a is 2.
4. Describe the graph of f(x) when a is -1.
5. Move slider (a) to +1.
6. Move slider (k) to 2 and then -2. Describe what happened to f(x) when you moved slider (k).
7. Move slider (k) to 0.
8. Move slider (h) to 2 and then -2. Describe what happened to f(x) when you moved slider (h).