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Mystery Column
100

The parent function for f(x) = -(x-2)+5 and the transformation steps. 

Parent function is y = x2 (or quadratic).

Transformations: Horizontal shift right 2, vertical reflection over the x-axis and vertical shift up 5.

100

If a t-ball has a trajectory represented by the following function, where t is the time in seconds and h(t) is the height in feet, what is the ball's maximum height and at what time does this occur?

h(t)=-16(t-1)2+5


The ball's maximum height is 5 feet and occurs after 1 second.

100

Simplify:  

sqrt(486x^16

9x^8sqrt5

100

Simpliify:

sqrt(-294

7isqrt6

100

The symbol that represents 

sqrt(-1

i

200

The parent function for f(x) =

y=2/3abs(-x

 and the transformation steps.

Parent function is the absolute value function or 

y=absx

Transformations: In any order: horizontal reflection over the y-axis and vertical shrink by a factor of 

2/3

200

A little boy holds a penny TWO FEET above the top of a cliff and then tosses it.  The equation that represents the trajectory of the penny is    h(t) = -2x2+8x+502.

The height of the cliff, and the time the penny reaches its maximum height. Don't care how high the penny went.

The cliff is 500 feet high and the time the penny reaches its maximum height is  2 seconds.

200

Simplify

-sqrt(256x^25

-16x^12sqrtx

200

Simplify:

(3+7i)(3-7i)

58

200

The first and last thing you should do in a transformation (in that order).

1st Horizontal Shift Left or Right

Last Vertical Shift Up or Down