Assignment 17

course mth 158

7/12 8pm

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Note that you can't use a calculator graph to document your solutions to these problems. You have to use

the analytical methods as in the given solutions.

Documentation is required on tests, and while you may certainly use the calculator to see symmetry,

intercepts etc., you have to support your solutions with the algebraic details of why the graph looks the

way it does.

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Question: * 2.2.34 / 10 (was 2.2.6). Point symmetric to (-1, -1) wrt x axis, y axis, origin.

What point is symmetric to the given point with respect to each: x axis, y axis, the origin?

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Your solution:

wrt x-axis (-1, 1)

wrt y-axis (1, -1)

wrt origin (1, 1)

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Given Solution:

* * There are three points:

The point symmetric to (-1, -1) with respect to the x axis is (-1 , 1).

The point symmetric to (-1, -1) with respect to the y axis is y axis (1, -1)

The point symmetric to (-1, -1) with respect to the origin is ( 1,1). **

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Question: * 2.2.43 / 19 (was 2.2.15). Parabola vertex origin opens to left. **** Give the intercepts of

the graph and tell whether the graph is symmetric to the x axis, to the y axis and to the origin. Explain

how you determined the answer to each question.

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Your solution:

The intercept is at (0,0). It is symmetrical to the x-axis, since the line above and below the x-axis is

symmetrical.

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Given Solution:

* * The graph intercepts both axes at the same point, (0,0)

The graph is symmetric to the x-axis, with every point above the x axis mirrored by its 'reflection' below

the x axis. **

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Question: * 2.2.48 / 24 (was 2.2.20). basic cubic poly arb vert stretch **** Give the intercepts of the

graph and tell whether the graph is symmetric to the x axis, to the y axis and to the origin. Explain how

you determined the answer to each question.

The only intercept is at (0,0). It is symmetrical to the origin.

The graph s strictly increasing except perhaps at the origin where it might level off for just an instant,

in which case the only intercept is at the origin (0, 0).

The graph is symmetric with respect to the origin, since for every x we have f(-x) = - f(x). For example,

f(2) = 8 and f(-2) = -8. It looks like f(1) = 1 and f(-1) = -1. Whatever number you choose for x, f(-x) =

- f(x).

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Question: * 2.2.62 / 40 (was 2.2.36). 4x^2 + y^2 = 4 **** List the intercepts and explain how you made

each test for symmetry, and the results of your tests.

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Your solution:

4x^2 + 0 = 1

4x^2 = 1

x^2 = 1/4

x = 1/2 or -1/2

y^2 = 1

y = 1, -1

intercepts at (-1/2, 0), (1/2, 0), (0,1) and (0, -1).

To test for symmetry irt the x-axis, the y coordinate should be substituted as negative.

For the y-axis, the x coordinate should be substituted as negative.

For the origin, the x and y coordinates should be substituted as negative.

All of these are correct, therefore symmetrical irt the x, y, and origin.

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Given Solution:

* * Starting with 4x^2 +y^2 = 1 we find the x intercept by letting y = 0.

We get

4x^2 + 0 = 1 so

4x^2 = 1 and

x^2=1/4 . Therefore

x=1/2 or -1/2 and the x intercepts are

(1/2,0) and ( -1/2,0).

Starting with 4x^2 +y^2 = 1 we find the y intercept by letting x = 0.

We get

0 +y^2 = 1 so

y^2 = 1 and

y= 1 or -1, giving us y intercepts

(0,1) and (0,-1).

To test for symmetry about the y axis we substitute -x for x. If there's no change in the equation then

the graph will be symmetric to about the y axis.

Substituting we get 4 (-x)^2 + y^2 = 1. SInce (-x)^2 = x^2 the result is 4 x^2 + y^2 = 1. This is

identical to the original equation so we do have symmetry about the y axis.

To test for symmetry about the x axis we substitute -y for y. If there's no change in the equation then

the graph will be symmetric to about the x axis.

Substituting we get 4 (x)^2 + (-y)^2 = 1. SInce (-y)^2 = y^2 the result is 4 x^2 + y^2 = 1. This is

identical to the original equation so we do have symmetry about the x axis.

To test for symmetry about the origin we substitute -x for x and -y for y. If there's no change in the

equation then the graph will be symmetric to about the origin.

Substituting we get 4 (-x)^2 + (-y)^2 = 1. SInce (-x)^2 = x^2 and (-y)^2 - y^2 the result is 4 x^2 + y^2 =

1. This is identical to the original equation so we do have symmetry about the origin. **

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Question: * 2.2.68 / 46 (was 2.2.42). y = (x^2-4)/(2x) **** List the intercepts and explain how you made

each test for symmetry, and the results of your tests.

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Your solution:

Intercepts

(-2, -4), (2, -4)

Substitute x as -x, the equation changes. Not symetrical to the y-axis.

Substitute y as -y, the equation changes. Not symetrical to the x-axis.

Substitute x as -x, and y as -y, the equation does not change. Symmetrical to the origin.

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Given Solution:

* * We do not have symmetry about the x or the y axis, but we do have symmetry about the origin:

To test for symmetry about the y axis we substitute -x for x. If there's no change in the equation then

the graph will be symmetric to about the y axis.

}Substituting we get y = ( (-x)^2 - 4) / (2 * (-x) ). SInce (-x)^2 = x^2 the result is y = -(x^2 - 4) / (2

x). This is not identical to the original equation so we do not have symmetry about the y axis.

To test for symmetry about the x axis we substitute -y for y. If there's no change in the equation then

the graph will be symmetric to about the x axis.

Substituting we get -y = (x^2-4)/(2x) , or y = -(x^2-4)/(2x). This is not identical to the original

equation so we do not have symmetry about the x axis.

To test for symmetry about the origin we substitute -x for x and -y for y. If there's no change in the

equation then the graph will be symmetric to about the origin.

Substituting we get -y = ((-x)^2-4)/(2(-x)) SInce (-x)^2 = x^2 the result is -y = -(x^2-4)/(2x), or

ultiplying both sides by -1, our result is y = (x^2-4)/(2x). This is identical to the original equation so

we do have symmetry about the origin. **"

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