Characteristics & Traits

One to One: Passes the horizontal line test. Domain: X values left/right

Range: Y values up/down

End Behavior: Describing what happens to a graph (y values) as you move along the X –axis.

Absolute Max/Min: max= highest min=lowest

Local Max/Min: More than 1 highest and lowest point.

Interval of Increase:  From Decrease to increase.

Interval of Decrease: From positive to a negative.

X Intercept: (a, 0)

Y Intercept: (0, Y)

Symmetry: Even; symmetric about the y axis. Odd: Rotational symmetry about the origin. Neither: No, none, or N/A.

Asymptotes: Imagery line that a graph gets closer and closer to the X axis but never touches.   

Function: Passes the vertical line test.