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A parabola is drawn on a coordinate plane. Both axes range from negative 5 to 5 in one-unit increments.

The function f(x)=2(x+22)
is shown in the graph. Which table shows that g(x)=−f(−x)
results in a reflection about the origin of the function graphed?

Hint: Make a table of the x
- and y
-coordinates based on the graph. Use these points to determine the coordinates of the function reflected about the origin.

(1 point)
Responses

x g(x)
1 −2
2 0
3 −2
x f left parenthesis x right parenthesis 1 negative 2 2 0 3 negative 2

x g(x)
−1
−2
−2
0
−3
−2
x f left parenthesis x right parenthesis negative 1 negative 2 negative 2 0 negative 3 negative 2

x g(x)
−1
2
−2
0
−3
2
x f left parenthesis x right parenthesis negative 1 2 negative 2 0 negative 3 2

x g(x)
1 2
2 0
3 2

1 answer

To determine the correct table for \( g(x) = -f(-x) \), we need to first analyze the original function \( f(x) = 2(x + 22) \) and use some points from that function to find the corresponding points for \( g(x) \).

Step 1: Find points for \( f(x) \)

Using the given function, let's find some sample inputs and their corresponding outputs.

For example:

  • When \( x = -1 \): \[ f(-1) = 2(-1 + 22) = 2 \times 21 = 42 \]

  • When \( x = 0 \): \[ f(0) = 2(0 + 22) = 2 \times 22 = 44 \]

  • When \( x = 1 \): \[ f(1) = 2(1 + 22) = 2 \times 23 = 46 \]

Now we have the following points for \( f(x) \):

  • \( (-1, 42) \)
  • \( (0, 44) \)
  • \( (1, 46) \)

Step 2: Determine \( g(x) = -f(-x) \)

Now let's calculate \( g(x) \) for the same x-values:

  • For \( x = -1 \): \[ g(-1) = -f(1) = -46 \]

  • For \( x = 0 \): \[ g(0) = -f(0) = -44 \]

  • For \( x = 1 \): \[ g(1) = -f(-1) = -42 \]

This gives us the transformed points:

  • \( (-1, -46) \)
  • \( (0, -44) \)
  • \( (1, -42) \)

However, it seems there might be some discrepancies on using the points based on a direct function since the function to analyze should reflect an existing graph.

Final Table Selection

Looking closely at the provided tables, we need purely to identify which corresponds to the correct transformation.

By checking each:

  • The specific option that contains negative values corresponding to the reflection over the origin would be the one with pairs like \( (1, -2) \), \( (2, 0) \), \( (3, -2) \).

Thus, the correct response is:

x | g(x) --- | --- 1 | -2 2 | 0 3 | -2

This clearly shows a reflection across the origin aligned with negative outputs.