Question

The graph of f(x) = x2 has been shifted into the form f(x) = (x − h)2 + k: a parabola with the vertex 4, 1 What is the value of k?

Answer 1

k = 1

Explanation:

The equation of a parabola in vertex form is

f(x) = a(x - h)² + k

where (h, k) are the coordinates of the vertex and a is a multiplier

Here (h, k) = (4, 1 ), thus k = 1