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Consider the graph of the quadratic function y = 2(x +

3)²-3 with two real zeros.
-2
-4
What number can be added to the right side of the
equation to change it to a function with one real zero?

User Walter B
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Answer:

The given quadratic function has two real zeros, which means that its graph intersects the x-axis at two distinct points. To change it to a function with one real zero, we need to shift the graph vertically so that it intersects the x-axis at only one point.

Since the vertex of the given function is at (-3, -3), we can shift the graph downward by 3 units by subtracting 3 from the right side of the equation. This gives us:

y = 2(x + 3)² - 6

The graph of this function is still a parabola that opens upward, but it is shifted downward by 3 units. The new vertex is at (-3, -6), and the graph intersects the x-axis at only one point, which means that the function has one real zero.

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