Question

graph shows a red line curves and ends at (0,0) and a blue dotted line curves and ends at (4,0)
which of the following correctly determines how many k
units the parent function y=x2
(shown as a solid line) was shifted horizontally.

(1 point)
Responses

The parent function was shifted 5 units to the left.
The parent function was shifted 5 units to the left.

The parent function was shifted 4 units to the left.
The parent function was shifted 4 units to the left.

The parent function was shifted 4 units to the right.
The parent function was shifted 4 units to the right.

The parent function was shifted 5 units to the right.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To determine how many units the parent function \( y = x^2 \) has been shifted horizontally based on the information given:

- The red line curves and ends at (0,0).
- The blue dotted line curves and ends at (4,0).

The parent function \( y = x^2 \) has its vertex at (0,0). If we look at the blue dotted line, which ends at (4,0), it means that the vertex of the shifted function \( y = (x - h)^2 \) is now at (4,0).

For a quadratic function of the form \( y = (x - h)^2 \), a positive \( h \) indicates a shift to the right, and a negative \( h \) indicates a shift to the left.

Since the vertex has moved from (0,0) to (4,0), we see that it has shifted **4 units to the right**.

Thus, the correct response is:

**The parent function was shifted 4 units to the right.**

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