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At which ordered pair will the function

f(x) = -x – 2 – 2 begin on the
coordinate plane?
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At which ordered pair will the function f(x) = -x – 2 – 2 begin on the coordinate-example-1
User Agoldis
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Answer:

(-2, -2)

Explanation:

The radical has a value of 0 when x = -2. At that point, the function value is ...

f(-2) = √(-(-2)-2) -2 = √(0) -2

f(-2) = -2

The graph starts at (-2, -2).

At which ordered pair will the function f(x) = -x – 2 – 2 begin on the coordinate-example-1
User Ger Apeldoorn
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