Radical Functions: Graphing Radical Functions and Domain and Range

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After you have completed this section, you will be able to:

  1. Recognize and graph the parent function y equals the square root of x.
  2. Recognize and graph the parent function y equals the cube root of x.
  3. Investigate the effects of changes each of the transformations has on the parent function.
  4. Based on the investigation, describe the changes that are made.
  5. Predict what a graph will look like given various values of "a", "b", "h", and "k".
  6. Determine the domain and range of a given radical function.

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