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Use the description to write the quadratic function: the parent function f(x) = x2 is vertically compressed by a factor of 1/3 and translated 5 units left and 4 units down

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Answer:

g(x) = 1/3 (x +5)² - 4

Step-by-step explanation:

anything horizontal lies, so you would put 5 instead of -5, anything vertical goes out of the perentheses (and true!), and anything less than 1 is a compression.

g(x) = 1/3 (x +5)² - 4

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