Write h (x) = x2 - 4x - 3 in vertex form and then identify the transformations of its graph. The function h written in vertex form is h (x) = (x - ) 2 +. To graph the function h, shift the graph of f = x2 right units and down units.

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17 May, 00:47

Write h (x) = x2 - 4x - 3 in vertex form and then identify the transformations of its graph. The function h written in vertex form is h (x) = (x - ) 2 +. To graph the function h, shift the graph of f = x2 right units and down units.

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Charity Butler · Answer 1

h (x) = (x - 2) 2 - 7

This is because you can find the vertex to be (2, - 7) using the x value of the vertex as - b/2a and the y equal to the output of that. You can then plug them into the vertex form equation.