Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 11 - Rational Expressions and Functions - 11-7 Graphing Rational Functions - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 699: 40

Answer

Shift $4$ units downwards.

Work Step by Step

The graph of $$ g(x)=x^2-4 $$ is similar to the graph of the parent function, $f(x)=x^2$, which is a parabola that opens up and has a vertex at $(0,0)$. The graph of $g(x)$, though, has all the points of the parent function shifted $4$ units downwards.
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