SOLUTION: Describe what is happening in the following function with a parent gragh function f (x) =x^2 j(x) = (-(x+8))^2

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Question 1088536: Describe what is happening in the following function with a parent gragh function f (x) =x^2
j(x) = (-(x+8))^2
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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j(x) = (-(x+8))^2
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j(x) shifts the parent function 8 units to the left
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here is the graph of f(x) = x^2 (red line) and the graph of j(x) = (-(x+8))^2 (green line)
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