The function f(x) = x2 - 6x + 9 is shifted 5 units to the left to create g(x). what is g(x)?

ANSWER

EXPLANATION

The given function is

This can be rewritten as:

If this function is shifted 5 units to the left to create g(x), the

We substitute x+5 into f(x) to get:

We expand to get:

g(x) = x^2 + 4x + 4

Step-by-step explanation:

In translation of functions, adding a constant to the domain values (x) of a function will move the graph to the left, while subtracting from the input of the function will move the graph to the right.

Given the function;

f(x) = x2 - 6x + 9

a shift 5 units to the left implies that we shall be adding the constant 5 to the x values of the function;

g(x) = f(x+5)

g(x) = (x+5)^2 - 6(x+5) + 9

g(x) = x^2 + 10x + 25 - 6x -30 + 9

g(x) = x^2 + 4x + 4

1 number

if we use a graphing calculator, there is only one such number that satisfies the conclusion of the mean value theorem, that is, a number such that

where the right-hand side is the average rate of change of f on the interval [0.5,0.75], which is the slope of the secant line.

in the attached graph, the black line is the secant line which has its slope as the average rate of change of f on [0.5,0.75], while the orange line is the only tangent line to the graph of f in the interval that satisfies the mvt conclusion.