If you shift the quadratic parent function, f (x) = x2, left 12 units, what is the equation of the new function? A. g (x) = (x + 12) 2 B. g (x) = (x - 12) 2 C. g (x) = x2 - 12 D. g (x) = x2 + 12

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Adele

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17 December, 12:28

If you shift the quadratic parent function, f (x) = x2, left 12 units, what is the equation of the new function? A. g (x) = (x + 12) 2 B. g (x) = (x - 12) 2 C. g (x) = x2 - 12 D. g (x) = x2 + 12

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Martin Reeves · Answer 1

The answer is A because for horizontal shifts, the answer is backwards. so if you're going left, it's positive and if you're going right, it's negative.