1. Parent Function Booklet: Linear, Quadratic, Cubic, Absolute Value
October 22, 2014

2. parent function: the most basic form of a function

3. Page 1 - Linear
f(x) = x x

4. -3 -2 -1 1 2 3

6. (-∞, ∞) or
(-∞, ∞) or
x: (0, 0), y: (0, 0)
N/A

7. Page 2 - Quadratic
f(x) = x2 x2

8. 9 4 1

10. (-∞, ∞) or
[0, ∞) or y ≥ 0
x: (0, 0), y: (0, 0)
N/A
Vertex: (0, 0)
Line of Symmetry: x = 0

11. Page 3 - Cubic
f(x) = x3 x3

12. -8 -1 1 8

14. (-∞, ∞) or
(-∞, ∞) or
x: (0, 0), y: (0, 0)
N/A

15. Page 3 – Absolute Value
f(x) = |x|
|x|

16. 3 2 1

18. (-∞, ∞) or
[0, ∞) or y ≥ 0
x: (0, 0), y: (0, 0)
N/A
Line of Symmetry: x = 0