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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Someone EXPLAIN to me the graph of (x-1)^2 please and thank you :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[y= (x-1) ^2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is that you want to know about the graph?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay so to find the x int, do i just sub in 0 for y?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah, you could do that, but there's a much easier way.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know what the graph of y=x^2 is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

quadratic formula?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's a parabola going through the origin right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh transformations?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

mhm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does -1 inside the argument () make a graph do?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

shift it to the right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one unit

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that's right, so then what's your x int

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got it from here, thankss ! :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

word, good luck

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just needed a refresher

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