Question

If you translate the square root parent function right six units, what is the
equation of the new function?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The parent function for a square root graph is

$y=\sqrt{x}$

The standard form for this type of function is

$y=\sqrt{x-h}+k$ 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:

$y=\sqrt{x-(6)}$  and we can remove the parenthesis and write it simply as