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Consider the relationship between y = f(x) and y = - f(x).
What is this type of function transformation called? What does it look like on a graph?
What is this type of function transformation called? What does it look like on a graph?
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The transformation from \( y = f(x) \) to \( y = -f(x) \) is called a "reflection" across the x-axis.
### Description:
- When you reflect a function across the x-axis, every point \((x, y)\) on the graph of \(y = f(x)\) is transformed to the point \((x, -y)\) on the graph of \(y = -f(x)\).
- This means that for every value of \(y\) in the original function, its corresponding value in the transformed function will have the opposite sign.
### Graphical Representation:
- If you have a function \(f(x)\) that takes on values above the x-axis at some points, and below at others, the reflected function \( -f(x) \) will have those values flipped in the vertical direction.
- For instance, if \(f(x)\) has a peak at some point, the graph of \(-f(x)\) will have a trough at the same x-coordinate, and vice versa.
### Example:
If \(f(x) = x^2\), then:
- The graph of \(y = f(x)\) is a parabola opening upwards.
- The graph of \(y = -f(x)\) would be a parabola opening downwards, situated symmetrically with respect to the x-axis.
This transformation is visually clear and often used to analyze the behavior of functions when considering their symmetries.
### Description:
- When you reflect a function across the x-axis, every point \((x, y)\) on the graph of \(y = f(x)\) is transformed to the point \((x, -y)\) on the graph of \(y = -f(x)\).
- This means that for every value of \(y\) in the original function, its corresponding value in the transformed function will have the opposite sign.
### Graphical Representation:
- If you have a function \(f(x)\) that takes on values above the x-axis at some points, and below at others, the reflected function \( -f(x) \) will have those values flipped in the vertical direction.
- For instance, if \(f(x)\) has a peak at some point, the graph of \(-f(x)\) will have a trough at the same x-coordinate, and vice versa.
### Example:
If \(f(x) = x^2\), then:
- The graph of \(y = f(x)\) is a parabola opening upwards.
- The graph of \(y = -f(x)\) would be a parabola opening downwards, situated symmetrically with respect to the x-axis.
This transformation is visually clear and often used to analyze the behavior of functions when considering their symmetries.
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