If the graph of the function f is defined by:

F (x) = x^2+8

Is translated vertically downward by 4 units, it becomes the graph of a function g. Find the expression for g (x).

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Ramos

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3 June, 01:04

If the graph of the function f is defined by:

F (x) = x^2+8

Is translated vertically downward by 4 units, it becomes the graph of a function g. Find the expression for g (x).

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Dougherty · Answer 1

G (x) = x^2+4

This is because the last number (+4) represents the y intercept, so lowering the number by fore would lower the whole function by four.

If the graph of the function f is defined by:F (x) = x^2+8Is translated vertically downward by 4 units, it becomes the graph of a function g. Find the expression for g (x).

If the graph of the function f is defined by:

F (x) = x^2+8

Is translated vertically downward by 4 units, it becomes the graph of a function g. Find the expression for g (x).