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If you move the quadratic parent function, f(x) = x2, left 3 units, what is the equation of the new function?


g(x) = x2 - 3


g(x) = (x - 3)2


g(x) = (x + 3)2


g(x) = 3x2

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the answer is g(x) = (x+3)^2
User Javier Capello
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Answer:
g(x)=(x+3)^2

Explanation:

When shifting a function left
3 units,
f(x) \to f(x+3).

Therefore,
g(x)=(x+3)^2.

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