SOLUTION: Good Evening! I am having trouble with this problem: Sketch the graph of the following equation: y=(x-2)^2 -4. Thanks so much for the help! Denise

Question 383961: Good Evening! I am having trouble with this problem:
Sketch the graph of the following equation: y=(x-2)^2 -4.
Thanks so much for the help!
Denise
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=(x-2)^2 -4
y=x^2-4x+4-4
y=x^2-4x
this is aparboala , x^2 is positive. It opens upwards
vertex = 2,-4
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plot the points
x=0 y=0
x=2,y=-4
x=3,y=-3
x=4,y=0
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m.ananth@hotmail.ca
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