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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)      (Show Source):  Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! 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)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! 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) . 
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