Chapter 6 Section 3: Graphing Square Root Functions

Example 1: Graph the function () = 3 . Identify the domain

and range.

Transformations of Square Root Functions

Transformation
Horizontal Translation

f(x) Notation
f(x h)

Vertical Translation

f(x) + k

Reflection

f(-x)
-f(x)

Horizontal Stretch or Shrink

f(ax)

Examples
() = 2
() = + 3
() = + 7
() = 1
() =
() =
() = 3
1

() = 2

2 units right
3 units left
7 units up
1 unit down
in the y-axis
in the x-axis
shrink by a factor of
1/3
stretch by a factor

of 2
Vertical Stretch or shrink
a f(x)
() = 4
stretch by a factor
of 4
1
() = 5
shrink by a factor of
1/5
Example 2: Describe the transformation of () = represented by () = + 2 3. Then graph
each function and identify domain and range.

Example 3: Describe the transformation of () = represented by () = 2 1 + 5. Then

graph each function and identify domain and range.

Example 4: Let the graph of g be a horizontal stretch by a factor of 3 followed by a translation 6 units to
the right of the graph of () = . Write a rule for g.

Example 5: Let g be a horizontal shrink by a factor of 2/3, followed by a translation 4 units left of the
graph of () = . Write a rule for g.