Question

If you translate the square root parent function right six units, what is the

equation of the new function?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The parent function for a square root graph is

`y=√(x)`

The standard form for this type of function is

`y=√(x-h)+k` where h is indicative of side to side movement and k is indicative of up and down movement. If we are translating the parent function 6 units right, the sign on the 6 is positive, so the function becomes:

`y=√(x-(6))` and we can remove the parenthesis and write it simply as