Is this graph a parabola? Plz someone help!! 20pts
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If I'm correct and the ^ stands for multiplication then the answer should be 5.
The picture is my work just ignore the fraction.
The picture is my work just ignore the fraction.
We are told that f(x) = x + 2. We want to find .
Squaring f(x) on one side means we square x + 2 on the other.
So,
f(x) = x + 2
(f(x))² = (x + 2)²
= (x + 2)(x + 2)
We can use FOIL to square x + 2. The first terms multiply to x², the outside terms to 2x, the inside terms to 2x and the last terms to 4.
= x² + 2x + 2x + 4
= x² + 4x + 4
So [f(x)]² = x² + 4x + 4