Transformations of Graphs (DP IB Maths: AA SL)

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The point P left parenthesis negative 1 comma 4 right parenthesis space lies on the curve with equation space y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis. space

State the coordinates of the image of point P on the curves with the following equations:

(i)

y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis plus 3

(ii)

y equals straight f left parenthesis x plus 3 right parenthesis

(iii)

y equals 3 straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis

(iv)
y equals straight f left parenthesis 3 x right parenthesis space

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The point P left parenthesis negative 3 comma negative 4 right parenthesis lies on the curve with equation y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis. space.  

State the coordinates of the image of point P on the curves with the following equations:

(i)
y equals straight f left parenthesis negative x right parenthesis
(ii)
space y equals negative straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis

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The point P left parenthesis 3 comma 2 right parenthesis space lies on the curve with equation space y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis.

(i)
On the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis plus a, where a spaceis a constant, the point P is mapped to the point left parenthesis 3 comma negative 5 right parenthesis.  Determine the value of  a.

(ii)
On the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis x plus b right parenthesis, where b spaceis a constant, the point P is mapped to the point left parenthesis negative 1 comma 2 right parenthesis. space  Determine the value of b.

(iii)
On the graph of space y equals c straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis comma, where c spaceis a constant, the point P spaceis mapped to the point space left parenthesis 3 comma 1 right parenthesis.  Determine the value of c.

(iv)
On the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis d x right parenthesis comma, where d spaceis a constant, the point P is mapped to the point left parenthesis 1 comma 2 right parenthesis.  Determine the value of d.

 

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The diagram below shows the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis. space spaceThe two marked points A left parenthesis negative 1 comma 5 right parenthesis and B left parenthesis 3 comma negative 3 right parenthesis lie on the graph.

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In separate diagrams, sketch the curves with equation

(i)

space y equals straight f left parenthesis x minus 1 right parenthesis

(ii)
y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis plus 3

On each diagram, give the coordinates of the images of points A and B under the given transformation.

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On the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis x plus a right parenthesis the image of one of the two marked points has an  x coordinate of 2.  Find the two possible values of a.

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The diagram below shows the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis..  The marked point B left parenthesis 4 comma 8 right parenthesis lies on the graph, and the graph meets the origin at the marked point A.

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In separate diagrams, sketch the curves with equation

(i)

y equals negative straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis

(ii)
y equals straight f left parenthesis 4 x right parenthesis

On each diagram, give the coordinates of the images of points A and B under the given transformation.

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On the graph of y equals a straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis the image of one of the two marked points has a y spacecoordinate of 4. Find the value of a.

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The diagram below shows the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis.  The graph intersects the coordinate axes at the two marked points A left parenthesis 0 comma 6 right parenthesis and B left parenthesis 3 comma 0 right parenthesis.  The graph has two asymptotes as shown, with equations  space y equals fraction numerator space 20 over denominator 3 end fraction   and  x equals 10 over 3

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In separate diagrams, sketch the curves with equation

(i)         y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis minus 6

(ii)       space y equals straight f left parenthesis negative x right parenthesis

On each diagram, give the coordinates of the images of points A and B under the given transformation, as well as stating the equations of the transformed asymptotes.

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The graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis x plus a right parenthesis has an asymptote at one of the coordinate axes.  Find the value of a.

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Describe, in order, a sequence of transformations that maps the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis onto the following graphs:

(i)

y equals 3 straight f left parenthesis x plus 2 right parenthesis

(ii)
y equals straight f left parenthesis negative x right parenthesis minus 1

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Given that straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 3 x squared minus 2 x find an expression for straight g left parenthesis x right parenthesis, where straight g left parenthesis x right parenthesis is obtained by applying the following sequence of transformations to straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis.

Translation by open parentheses table row 2 row 0 end table close parentheses

Vertical stretch of scale factor 4

Translation by open parentheses table row 0 row cell negative 3 end cell end table close parentheses

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(i)
Sketch the graph of y equals straight p left parenthesis x right parenthesis, where straight p left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 3 x minus 4.

(ii)
On the same set of axes, sketch the graph of y equals p to the power of negative 1 end exponent left parenthesis x right parenthesis.
Label the coordinates of the points where each graph crosses the coordinate  axes 
      
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(i)

Find an expression for p to the power of negative 1 end exponent left parenthesis x right parenthesis.

(ii)

 Find an expression for 1 over 9 space left square bracket straight p left parenthesis x right parenthesis plus 16 right square bracket.

(iii)
What can you deduce about the sequence of transformations given
by 1 over 9 left square bracket straight p left parenthesis x right parenthesis plus 16 right square bracket ?

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The equation y equals straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis, where straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals left parenthesis x minus a right parenthesis squared, with a greater than 1, is shown below.

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The points A spaceand B are the points where the graph intercepts the coordinate axes.

Write down, in terms of a, the coordinates of A spaceand B.

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Sketch the graph of y equals negative straight f left parenthesis negative x right parenthesis, labelling the images of the points A spaceand B stating their coordinates in terms of a.

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Write down the value of a such that the point A is three times as far from the origin as the point B.

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The function straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis is to be transformed by a sequence of functions, in the order detailed below:

A horizontal stretch by scale factor 2

A reflection in the x-axis

A translation by open parentheses table row 0 row 2 end table close parentheses

Write down an expression for the combined transformation in terms of straight f left parenthesis x right parenthesis.

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The diagram shows the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis t right parenthesis, where straight f left parenthesis t right parenthesis equals sin space 2 t,0 degree less or equal than x less or equal than 180 degree.

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(i)

Write down the maximum value of y when y equals 3 straight f left parenthesis t right parenthesis.

(ii)
Write down the first value of t for which this maximum occurs.
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(i)

Write down the minimum value of  when y equals 5 straight f left parenthesis t plus 30 degree right parenthesis.

(ii)

Write down the first value of t for which this minimum occurs.

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Find, in terms of straight f left parenthesis t right parenthesis, the combination of transformations that would map the graph of y equals straight f left parenthesis t right parenthesis onto the graph of y equals 2 plus sin space t0 degree less or equal than x less or equal than 180 degree .

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Let f open parentheses x close parentheses equals 3 x squared plus 18 x plus 27.

Write down the value of f open parentheses negative 3 close parentheses.

13b
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The function f can be written in the form ofspace f open parentheses x close parentheses equals a open parentheses x minus h close parentheses squared plus k.

Find the values of a, h and k.

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The graph of g is obtained from the graph of f by a reflection in the x-axis followed by a translation by the vectoropen parentheses table row 0 row 1 end table close parentheses .

Findspace g left parenthesis x right parenthesis, giving your answer in the form of g open parentheses x close parentheses equals r x squared plus s x plus t.

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Let f open parentheses x close parentheses equals 2 open parentheses x plus 4 close parentheses cubed and g open parentheses x close parentheses equals x cubed, for x element of straight real numbers.

Give a full geometric description of the two individual transformations that can be combined to obtain the graph of f from the graph of g.

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The graph of f is translated by the vector open parentheses table row 2 row cell negative 5 end cell end table close parenthesesto give the graph of h.

Now consider the graph of h as a transformation of the graph of g.  The point A on the graph of h corresponds to the point (2, 8) on the graph of g.

Find the coordinates of A.

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Let f and g be functions such that space g open parentheses x close parentheses equals 2 f open parentheses x minus 1 close parentheses plus 2,  for x element of straight real numbers.

The transformation that maps the graph of f onto the graph of g may be represented as a combination of two simpler transformations:

a vertical stretch by a factor of v

followed by

a translation by the vector open parentheses table row a row b end table close parentheses.

Write down the values of

(i)
v

(ii)
a

(iii)
b
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The point A(3, 4) on the graph of f is mapped to point B on the graph of g.

Find the coordinates of B.

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Let f open parentheses x close parentheses equals x squared minus 9 comma for x element of straight real numbers.

Sketch the graph of  y equals f open parentheses x close parentheses space on the following grid in the interval  0 less or equal than x less or equal than 5.  Use an appropriate scale and clearly label any intersections the graph makes with the coordinate axes.

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Find open parentheses f ring operator f close parentheses open parentheses 2 close parentheses.

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The function g is obtained when the graph of f is translated by the vector open parentheses table row 2 row 5 end table close parentheses.

Sketch the graph of g open parentheses x close parentheses on the same grid above, also for the interval space 0 less or equal than x less or equal than 5.  Clearly label any intersections the graph makes with the coordinate axes and label the graph in the form space g open parentheses x close parentheses equals a x squared plus b x plus c  where a, b and c are constants to be determined.

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Let f open parentheses x close parentheses equals 1.1 e to the power of x minus 1 end exponent minus 4, forspace minus 2 less or equal than x less or equal than 3.

Sketch the graph ofspace y equals f open parentheses x space close parentheses on the grid below, clearly labelling any intersections the graph makes with the coordinate axes.

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The graph of f is reflected in the x-axis and then translated by the vector open parentheses table row 2 row cell negative 3 end cell end table close parentheses to obtain the graph of y equals g left parenthesis x right parenthesis.

Find an expression for g left parenthesis x right parenthesis.

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The function f is defined by

f open parentheses x close parentheses equals open curly brackets table row cell space space space space space 1 plus 2 x space space space space space space i f end cell cell x less or equal than 2 end cell row cell x squared minus 2 x plus 5 space space i f end cell cell x greater than 2 end cell end table close

The graph of the function g is obtained by applying the following transformations to the graph of f:

a translation by the vector open parentheses table row 2 row 0 end table close parentheses,

followed by 

a reflection in the x-axis.

Find an expression for g open parentheses x close parentheses.

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The following diagram shows the graph of y equals f open parentheses x close parentheses comma space minus 3 less or equal than x less or equal than 6.

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Write down the value of 

(i)
f open parentheses negative 2 close parentheses

(ii)
f to the power of negative 1 end exponent open parentheses 1 close parentheses
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Find the value of left parenthesis f ring operator f right parenthesis left parenthesis 0 right parenthesis.

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Given that space g open parentheses x close parentheses equals f open parentheses x plus 5 close parentheses minus 5, find the domain and range of g.

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Let space v open parentheses t close parentheses equals 4 t squared plus 64,  where t greater than 0.

The graph of a function g is obtained when the graph of v is transformed by

a vertical stretch by a factor of  1 over 8

followed by

a translation by the vectoropen parentheses table row 8 row 3 end table close parentheses.

Find g left parenthesis t right parenthesis, giving your answer in the form a t squared plus b t plus c.

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A particle moves along a straight line so that its velocity in m s-1, at time t seconds, is given by g left parenthesis t right parenthesis.

Find the value of t when the particle’s velocity is 11 m s-1.

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Let space f open parentheses x close parentheses equals 2 x squared minus 6 x,  for x element of straight real numbers.

Sketch the graph of space y equals f open parentheses x close parentheses spaceon the grid below, clearly labelling the vertex as well as any intersections the graph makes with the coordinate axes.

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The graph of a function g is obtained from the graph of f by a reflection in the y-axis, followed by a horizontal stretch with scale factor 1 half .

Find an expression for g open parentheses x close parentheses comma giving your answer in the form space g open parentheses x close parentheses equals a open parentheses x minus h close parentheses squared plus k.

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Letspace space f open parentheses x close parentheses equals 2 x squared plus b x plus 8,  for x element of straight real numbers, where b element of straight integer numbers.

Given that the equation space f open parentheses x close parentheses equals 0  has two equal roots, and that  b less than 0,

find the value of b.

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Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of f.

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The graph of a function g is obtained from the graph of  f  by a reflection in the y-axis, followed by a horizontal stretch with scale factor 2.

Find an expression for g open parentheses x close parentheses and state the coordinates of the y-intercept of the graph of g.

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Letspace f open parentheses x close parentheses equals 2 x squared minus 12 x plus 10

For the graph of f, find

(i)
the x-intercepts

(ii)
the y-intercept

(iii)
the coordinates of the vertex.

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The graph of a function g is obtained from the graph of f by a reflection in the x-axis followed by a translation by the vector open parentheses table row 1 row 6 end table close parentheses.

Find g left parenthesis x right parenthesis, giving your answer in the form g open parentheses x close parentheses equals a open parentheses x minus h close parentheses squared plus k.

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Let f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 4 over 3 left parenthesis x minus 5 right parenthesis cubed minus 2 and g left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals x cubed comma for x element of straight real numbers.

Give a full geometric description of two individual transformations that can be combined to obtain the graph offrom the graph of g, given that:

(i)     a stretch is to be applied first, followed by a translation

(ii)    a translation is to be applied first, followed by a stretch.

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The graph of f is translated by the vector open parentheses table row cell negative 3 end cell row 6 end table close parentheses to give the graph of h.

Now consider h as a transformation of g. The point where  g left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals negative 27 is translated to point A on the graph of h.

Find the coordinates of A.

 

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Let f and g be functions defined for x element of straight real numbers such that g left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals f left parenthesis 2 x plus 6 right parenthesis minus 4.

The graph of g is obtained from the graph of f after the follow transformations:

a horizontal stretch by a factor of v,

followed by

a translation by the vector open parentheses table row a row b end table close parentheses.

Write down the values of

(i)
v

(ii)
a

(iii)
b.
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The point  A (2 , 0)  on the graph of f is mapped to point B on the graph of g.

Find the distance between points A and B, giving your answer in the form p square root of q where p and q are integers to be found, and where q has no square number factors.

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Let  f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals x squared minus 4 x and g left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals x squared plus x minus 2.

Show that the graph of is a translation of the graph of f, and find the vector that translates the graph of f onto the graph of g.

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The diagram below shows parts of the graphs of f and g.  Point A is the y-intercept of f, point B is the intersection between the graphs of f and g and point C is the y-intercept of g.

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Find the area of the triangle that has points A, B and C as its vertices.

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Let f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 1 third e to the power of negative x minus 2 end exponent minus 1 comma for negative 4 less or equal than x less or equal than 4..

Sketch the graph of y equals f left parenthesis x right parenthesis on the grid below, clearly labelling any intersections the graph makes with the coordinate axes.

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The graph of f is reflected in the x-axis and then translated by the vector open parentheses table row cell negative 1 end cell row cell negative 1 end cell end table close parentheses to obtain the graph of  y equals g open parentheses x close parentheses .

Show that the equation g left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 0  has no solutions.

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The function f is defined by

f open parentheses x close parentheses equals open curly brackets table row cell space space space space space 4 minus 3 x space space space space space space space space i f end cell cell x less or equal than 1 end cell row cell 2 x squared minus 2 x plus 1 space space i f end cell cell x greater than 1 end cell end table close

The graph of the function g is obtained by applying the following transformations to the graph of f:

a reflection in the y-axis.

followed by 

a translation by the vector open parentheses table row cell negative 1 end cell row cell negative 4 end cell end table close parentheses,

Find g open parentheses x close parentheses.

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Let f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals negative 2 x cubed plus 54 comma, where x less than 0.

The graph of a function g is obtained when the graph of f is transformed by

 a reflection in the y-axis,

 followed by

 a vertical stretch by a factor of 5 over 4  .

(i)
Find g open parentheses x close parentheses, giving your answer in the form a x cubed plus b  .

 

(ii)
Write down the domain of g.
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A particle moves along a straight line so that its velocity in m s-1 at time x seconds is given by g left parenthesis x right parenthesis

Find the value of x when the particle’s velocity is 85 m s-1.

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Let  f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals a x squared minus 12 x plus c comma x element of straight real numbers comma space spacewhere a comma c element of straight integer numbers to the power of minus.

The equation  f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 0 space spacehas two equal roots.

Given that 4 a equals c, find the values of a and c.

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Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of f.

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The graph of a function g is obtained from the graph of by a reflection in the y -axis, followed by a horizontal stretch by a factor of 2 over 3.

Find an expression for g left parenthesis x right parenthesis, along with the coordinates of the y -intercept of the graph of g.

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Using the geometric nature of the two transformations by which the graph of g was obtained from the graph of f, explain why the graphs of f and g must have the same  y -intercept.

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Let f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals fraction numerator left parenthesis x minus p right parenthesis left parenthesis x minus q right parenthesis over denominator 2 end fraction comma space x element of straight real numbers where space p comma q element of straight integer numbers. space spaceThe graph of f has x- intercepts at left parenthesis p comma 0 right parenthesis space and space left parenthesis q comma 0 right parenthesis comma, with left parenthesis p comma 0 right parenthesis lying on the negative x-axis and space left parenthesis q comma 0 right parenthesis comma lying on the positive x-axis.  The y-intercept of the graph is at left parenthesis 0 comma fraction numerator negative 7 over denominator 2 end fraction right parenthesis  and the vertex of the graph lies in the fourth quadrant.  This information is represented on the diagram below.

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(i)
Find the values of p and q.

 

(ii)
Find the coordinates of the vertex, V.
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The graph of a function g is obtained from the graph of  f  by a translation by the vector open parentheses table row 2 row cell negative 1 end cell end table close parentheses,  followed by a reflection in the y-axis.  Point A on the graph of f has an x-coordinate of 1 and is mapped to point B on the graph of g.

Find the coordinates of B.

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