Question

The graphs below have the same shape. Complete the equation of the blue

graph. Enter exponents using the caret (; for example, enter x2 as x^2.

Answer 1

Answer: (x+4)^2-3

This is equivalent to x^2+8x+13

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Step-by-step explanation:

The vertex of f is at (0,0). The vertex of g is at (-4, -3). The vertex has moved 4 units to the left and 3 units down.

To shift to the left, we replace x with x+4. So we have f(x) = x^2 turn into f(x+4) = (x+4)^2 so far.

Then we subtract off 3 to move everything 3 units down. We have

g(x) = (x+4)^2-3

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Optionally we can expand things out like so

g(x) = (x+4)^2-3

g(x) = (x+4)(x+4)-3

g(x) = x(x+4)+4(x+4)-3

g(x) = x^2+4x+4x+16-3

g(x) = x^2+8x+13

Showing that (x+4)^2-3 is equivalent to x^2+8x+13