Question

In each family functions, the parent function is the most _____ function in the family

Answer 1

The most simple function in the family.
Preserving the shape for the family.
For example; the general form of the family function is: y=ax2+bx+c
While the parent function would be: y= x2

Answer 2

The answer is basic.

Explanation:

In each family functions, the parent function is the most basic or simplest function in the family.

The parent function is the simplest function in a family of functions that gives the definition of the entire family.

There are many basic parent functions like linear, quadratic, rational, cubic, absolute value, square root etc.