Vertical Transformations and Function Notation Name _________________________

1. I’m thinking of some functions. The information I give you about each function is below at the top of each
column. Answer the questions below based on the information given. First fill out the left hand column and
THEN do the right hand column.
Z(x): If you put a 10 into Z(x), it gives you back 50. S(x): If you put a 5 into S(x), it gives you back -5.

a. Name three different functions that Z(x) could a. Name three different functions that S(x) could
be. be.

b. Express the statement above, “If you put a 10 b. Express the statement above, “If you put a 5
into Z(x), it gives you back 50,” in function into S(x), it gives you back -5,” in function
notation. notation.

c. What do we know at this point about the c. What do we know at this point about the
graph of Z(x)? graph of S(x)?

d. Express in words what Z(x) + 5 means. d. Express in words what S(x) – 2 means.

e. If you put a 10 into this new function, Z(x) + 5, e. If you put a 5 into this new function, S(x) - 2,
what do you get? what do you get?

f. What point therefore is in the graph of this f. What point therefore is in the graph of this
new function? new function?

g. What transformation turned a point in Z(x) g. What transformation turned a point in S(x)
into a point in the new function? into a point in the new function?

h. Suppose I drew the whole function Z(x) on the h. Suppose I drew the whole function S(x) on the
whiteboard. How would you draw the new whiteboard. How would you draw the new
function Z(x) + 5? function S(x) - 2?

i. Express in words what ½Z(x) means. i. Express in words what 2S(x)means.

j. Each point in our second function (Z(x) + 5) j. Each point in our second function (S(x) - 2)
was found by starting with a point on Z(x) and was found by starting with a point on S(x) and
then moving it up by 5. What would be the then moving it down by 2. What would be
equivalent process for this third function? the equivalent process for this third function?
2. Below are graphs that depict two different functions Z(x) and S(x). Perform the given transformations as
described by the function notation given.
a. b.

On the same graph above, draw the function Z(x) + 5. On the same graph above, draw the function S(x) – 2.
a. b.

On the same graph above, draw the function ½Z(x). On the same graph above, draw the function 2S(x).

a. b.

On the same graph above, draw the function -Z(x) On the same graph above, draw the function -S(x)