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Reflections of Graphs (DP IB Maths: AI HL)
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Reflections of Graphs
What are reflections of graphs?
- When you alter a function in certain ways, the effects on the graph of the function can be described by geometrical transformations
- For a reflection:
- the graph is flipped about one of the coordinate axes
- Its orientation changes
- the size of the graph remains unchanged
- the graph is flipped about one of the coordinate axes
- A particular reflection is specified by an axis of symmetry:
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- This is the x-axis
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- This is the y-axis
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What effects do horizontal reflections have on the graphs and functions?
- A horizontal reflection of the graph about the y-axis is represented by
- The x-coordinates change
- Their sign changes
- The y-coordinates stay the same
- The coordinates become
- Horizontal asymptotes stay the same
- Vertical asymptotes change
- becomes
What effects do vertical reflections have on the graphs and functions?
- A vertical reflection of the graph about the x-axis is represented by
- This is often rearranged to
- The x-coordinates stay the same
- The y-coordinates change
- Their sign changes
- The coordinates become
- Horizontal asymptotes change
- becomes
- Vertical asymptotes stay the same
Worked example
The diagram below shows the graph of .
a)
Sketch the graph of .
b)
Sketch the graph of .
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