Use the Graph Of $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 }$

question 77

Multiple Choice

Use the graph of $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 }$
to write an equation for the function whose graph is shown.

• A) \(f ( x ) = ( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } - 2\)
• B) \(f ( x ) = ( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } - 2\)
• C) \(f ( x ) = ( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } + 2\)
• D) \(f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 } ( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } - 2\)
• E) \(f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 } ( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } - 2\)

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