The Parent Functions Cheat Sheet by Harold Toomey is a resource that provides an overview and reference guide for common parent functions in mathematics. It helps students understand and graph different types of functions.
Q: What is a parent function?
A: A parent function is a basic function that represents a particular family of functions.
Q: What is the parent function of a linear function?
A: The parent function of a linear function is the identity function, f(x) = x.
Q: What is the parent function of a quadratic function?
A: The parent function of a quadratic function is f(x) = x^2.
Q: What is the parent function of an exponential function?
A: The parent function of an exponential function is f(x) = e^x.
Q: What is the parent function of an absolute value function?
A: The parent function of an absolute value function is f(x) = |x|.
Q: What is the parent function of a square root function?
A: The parent function of a square root function is f(x) = √x.
Q: What is the parent function of a cubic function?
A: The parent function of a cubic function is f(x) = x^3.
Q: What is the parent function of a reciprocal function?
A: The parent function of a reciprocal function is f(x) = 1/x.
Q: What is the parent function of a logarithmic function?
A: The parent function of a logarithmic function is f(x) = log(x).
Q: What do parent functions help us understand?
A: Parent functions help us understand the characteristics and behaviors of different types of functions.