SOLUTION: Describe how the graph of the function {{{g(x)= -5x^2-2}}} is related to the graph of the function {{{f(x) = 5x^2 + 1}}}.

SOLUTION: Describe how the graph of the function {{{g(x)= -5x^2-2}}} is related to the graph of the function {{{f(x) = 5x^2 + 1}}}.

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Question 968976: Describe how the graph of the function is related to the graph of the function .
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Describe how the graph of the function is related to the graph of the function .
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I can rewrite g(x) as:

which is equivalent to:

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So the graph of g(x) is simply
a reflection of f(x) about the x-axis.
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