SOLUTION: The function f(x) =x^2 +5x -6 is shifted 4 units to the left to create g(x). What is g(x)?

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Question 1140412: The function f(x) =x^2 +5x -6 is shifted 4 units to the left to create g(x). What is g(x)?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Replace "x" with "x+4".

You could do

g%28x%29+=+%28x%2B4%29%5E2%2B5%28x%2B4%29-6

and simplify; but it's probably easier to write f(x) in factored form and do the replacement.

f%28x%29+=+x%5E2%2B5x-6+=+%28x%2B6%29%28x-1%29