SOLUTION: the minimum value of the function y=h(x) corresponds to the point (-3,2) on the x-y plane. What is the maximum value of g(x)=6-h(x+2)?

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Question 1044820: the minimum value of the function y=h(x) corresponds to the point (-3,2) on the x-y plane. What is the maximum value of g(x)=6-h(x+2)?
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, Edwin McCravy, KMST:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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given:
The minimum value of the function y+=+h%28x%29 corresponds to the point (-3, 2) on the xy-plane.
find: What is the maximum value of g%28x%29+=+6+-h%28x+%2B+2%29?
solution:
The graph of the function g%28x%29+=+6+-h%28x+%2B+2%29 is the graph of h%28x%29 after
(1) a shift 2 units to the left,
(2) a reflection over the x-axis, and
(3) a shift 6 units up
If we perform these transformations on the point (-3, 2), we get the point (-5, 4), and so the maximum+value of g%28x%29 is 4 when x+=-5.


Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) About Me  (Show Source):
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the minimum value of the function y=h(x) corresponds to the point
(-3,2) on the x-y plane. What is the maximum value of g(x)=6-h(x+2)?

Let's do it by finding specific quadratic functions for y=h(x) 
and y=g(x).

Let's find a quadratic function for y=h(x) that has (-3,2) as a
minimum value.

h(x) = y = A(x-H)² + K which has vertex (H,K).

So choose H=-3 and K=2 and A=1, positive so it will
open upward and the vertex will be at the bottom,
making it a minimum, so

h(x) = (x+3)² + 2

Here is the graph of h(x)



Then 

h(x+2) = (x+2+3)² + 2

h(x+2) = (x+5)² + 2

g(x) = 6-h(x+2)

g(x) = 6-[(x+5)² + 2]

g(x) = 6 - (x+5)² - 2

g(x) = -(x+5)² + 4

which has vertex (-5,4) and opens downward,
because of the negative sign before (x+5)²

so its vertex (-5,4) is a maximum.

Answer: (-5,4)

Here are both graphed on the same set of axes.
The red graph is of y=h(x) and the green
one is y=g(x)



Edwin

Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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The minimum of h(x) corresponds to (-3,2) means that
h(-3) = 2 , so when x = -5 ,
h(x+2) = h(-5+2) = h(-3) = 2 .
That is the minimum vale of h(x+2) .
For x = -5 , h(x+2) = 2 ;
for any other value of x , h(x+2) < 2 .
As a consequence, for x = -5 , The value of g(x) = 6 - h(x) is
g(-5) = 6 - h(-5+2) = 6 - g(-3) = 6 - 2 = 4 ,
and that is the maximum of g(x) .