Characteristics & Traits

• Domain : x values, describes a graph as it moves from left to right.
• Range: y values, describe a graph as it goes up and down.
• End Behavior: describes what happens on both ends.  

                     Left:  

• Absolute Max/ Min: lowest/ highest point
• Local Max/Min: more than one highest or lowest point

• Interval of Increase: what happens to y values as you move along x axis.
• Interval of Decrease : describe what happens to the graph as you move left ans right on x axis.
• X Intercept: (a,0)
• Y Intercept : (0,b) 
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• Symmetry:           

1. Even: symmetric about the y axis
2. Odd:  rotational symmetry about origin
3. Neither: None   

• Asymptotes: imaginary line that a graph gets closer to, but never touches
• Function: passes vertical line test

 This picture does not pass vertical line test, so it is not a function

• One to One: passes horizontal line test