Characteristics & Traits of Graphing

Characteristics & Traits

• Domain: x-values, describe a graph as it moves left to right.

• Range: y-values, describe a graph as it goes up and down.

• End Behavior: describes what happens an both ends.

• Absolute Max/Min: Highest or lowest point.

• Local Max/Min: More than one highest or lowest point.

• Interval of increase: What happens to the graph as you move along the x-axis.

• Interval of decrease: What happens to the graph as you move along the x-axis.

• X-intercept: (a,0)

• Y-intercept: (0,b)

• Symmetry: 

                  Even: Symmetric about the y-axis.
                  Odd: Symmetric about the origin.
                  Neither: No symmetry

• Asymptotes: Imaginary line that a graph gets closer to, but never touches.

• Function: Passes vertical line test.

• One to One: Passes both line tests.