Part A: When the function \( f(x) = (x - 1)^2 \) is reflected over the x-axis, the new function becomes:
\[ f(x) = -(x - 1)^2 \]
Part B: To complete the table for the reflection over the x-axis of the function \( f(x) = (x - 1)^2 \), we first need to calculate \( f(x) \) for each x-value in the table. Then, we can find \( -f(x) \).
Let's calculate \( f(x) \) and \( -f(x) \) for each x-value:
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For \( x = 0 \): \[ f(0) = (0 - 1)^2 = 1 \quad \Rightarrow \quad -f(0) = -1 \]
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For \( x = 2 \): \[ f(2) = (2 - 1)^2 = 1 \quad \Rightarrow \quad -f(2) = -1 \]
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For \( x = 4 \): \[ f(4) = (4 - 1)^2 = 9 \quad \Rightarrow \quad -f(4) = -9 \]
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For \( x = 6 \): \[ f(6) = (6 - 1)^2 = 25 \quad \Rightarrow \quad -f(6) = -25 \]
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For \( x = 8 \): \[ f(8) = (8 - 1)^2 = 49 \quad \Rightarrow \quad -f(8) = -49 \]
Now we can fill in the table:
| x | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | -f(x) | -1 | -1 | -9 | -25 | -49 |
So, the completed table for the reflection over the x-axis of the function \( f(x) = (x - 1)^2 \) is:
| x | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | -f(x) | -1 | -1 | -9 | -25 | -49 |