Question

What is the equation of the graph below?

А
y = 2(x + 4)2 – 2
B
y = (x – 4)2 – 2
C y = 2(x - 4)2 – 2
D
y = 2(x – 4)2 + 4

Answer 1

f(x) = 1(x - 4)^2 - 2

Explanation:

Recall that the vertex form of the equation of a parabola is

f(x) = a(x - h)^2 + k, where (h, k) is the vertex and a is a scale factor which stretches or compresses the graph vertically.

Looking carefully at the graph, we see that h must be 4 and k must be -2.

Thus, the equation of this parabola is f(x) = 1(x - 4)^2 - 2 (which matches Answer B)