Homework Help: college algebra

Posted by ladybug on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11:20pm.

write the function whose grapg is the graph of y=(x+5)^2, but is reflected about the y-axis.

would it look like this: y=(x+5)-2??

college algebra - Steve, Friday, November 9, 2012 at 2:51am
Nope. Replace x by -x:

y = (-x+5)^2
y = (x-5)^2

The vertex moves from x = -5 to x = +5
college algebra - ladybug, Friday, November 9, 2012 at 12:50pm
Thnaks Steve!!

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