SOLUTION: Graph the function f(x)=sqrtx-2 Plot four points on the graph of the function: the leftmost point and three additional points

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Question 1157204: Graph the function f(x)=sqrtx-2
Plot four points on the graph of the function: the leftmost point and three additional points

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
......... if the is squared, the parabola is horizontal (opens left or right),
so, the leftmost point is a vertex
rewrite in vertex form:

=> compare to , => and =>the vertex is at (, )
make a table and use equation to find more points:
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,
, .....=> or
,
, .....=> or
,
, .....=> or








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