Question

Describe the graph of y={1/(2x-10)}-3 compared to the graph of y=1/x

Answer 1

$\bf ~~~~~~~~~~~~\textit{function transformations} \\\\\\ % templates f(x)= A( Bx+ C)+ D \\\\ ~~~~y= A( Bx+ C)+ D \\\\ f(x)= A\sqrt{ Bx+ C}+ D \\\\ f(x)= A(\mathbb{R})^{ Bx+ C}+ D \\\\ f(x)= A sin\left( B x+ C \right)+ D \\\\ --------------------$

$\bf \bullet \textit{ stretches or shrinks horizontally by } A\cdot B\\\\ \bullet \textit{ flips it upside-down if } A\textit{ is negative}\\ ~~~~~~\textit{reflection over the x-axis} \\\\ \bullet \textit{ flips it sideways if } B\textit{ is negative}$

$\bf ~~~~~~\textit{reflection over the y-axis} \\\\ \bullet \textit{ horizontal shift by }\frac{ C}{ B}\\ ~~~~~~if\ \frac{ C}{ B}\textit{ is negative, to the right}\\\\ ~~~~~~if\ \frac{ C}{ B}\textit{ is positive, to the left}\\\\ \bullet \textit{ vertical shift by } D\\ ~~~~~~if\ D\textit{ is negative, downwards}\\\\ ~~~~~~if\ D\textit{ is positive, upwards}\\\\ \bullet \textit{ period of }\frac{2\pi }{ B}$

with that template in mind, let's check these two

$\bf \stackrel{parent}{y=\cfrac{1}{x}}\qquad \qquad\qquad \qquad \stackrel{transformed}{y=\cfrac{1}{\stackrel{B}{2}x\stackrel{C}{-10}}\stackrel{D}{-3}}\\\\ -------------------------------\\\\ B=2\qquad \textit{shrinks horizontally by }\frac{1}{2} \\\\\\ C=-10\qquad \cfrac{C}{B}=\cfrac{-10}{2}\implies -5\qquad \textit{horizontally right-shifted by }5 \\\\\\ D=-3\qquad \textit{vertically down-shifted by }3$