Question

Graph the following function using transformations. y=1/4(x+)^2 show all work

Answer 1

"(x+)^2" ???

Answer 2

y=1/4(x+4)^2

Answer 3

Like this? \( \Large y = \dfrac{1}{4}(x+4)^2 \)

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

can you help me?

Answer 6

start with the graph of y = x^2
the + 4 moves the whole graph 4 units to the left
as for the 1/4
y = af(x) is a stretch factor a parallel to the y-axis

Answer 7

what do you mean by y=af(x)

Answer 8

a multiplies f(x)
in this case its 1/4

so here we have a stretch factor 1/4 which is really a 'squash' every value of y in y=x^2 is multiplied by a quarter

Answer 9

the graph will look like this

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=y+%3D+0.25%28x+%2B+4%29%5E2

Answer 10

thank you

Answer 11

yw