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In two or more complete sentences, compare the number of x-intercepts in the graph of f(x)=x2 to the number of x-intercepts in the graph of g(x)= (x+2)2 -7

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Because f(x)=x^2 is the parent function of a quadratic, it has one x-intercept at (0,0), no shifts up or down. But because g(x)=(x+2)^2-7 is a quadratic being shifted 2 units to the left and most importantly 7 units down, the function will cross the x-intercept 2 times.

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