#How do I find the parent function and write a formula based off of this graph?
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- Function like y=x^3
- Find "nice" dots
Here is x={3,4,5,6} - You have to solve the system of 4 equations to find a,b,c,d in this: y=ax^3+bx^2+cx+d
I'll skip this step, its primitive algebra. - But in this case, we can see that a=1, because graph has same shape of graph y=x^3
That's why we can just move the start of parabola using this: y=(x+k)^3+m, where k is responsible for moving on OX and m on OY. - Based on start point (4; -5), we can easily find the parent function:
y=(x-4)^3 - 5
THIS WORKS ONLY WHEN YOU ARE 100% SURE IN "NICE" DOTS!
So, generaly, you are unable to find the parent function based off graph, because graph is only graphical interpretation of function
Wow
Couldn't of said it better myself