Question

Which function has a range of all real numbers greater than or equal to -4?​

A. f(x) = x-4
B. f(x) = -4x
C. f(x) = (x+1)^2 - 4
D. f(x) = -|x-3|-4​

Answer 1

Answer:

C.  $f(x)=(x+1)^2-4$

Step-by-step explanation:

A. the graph is a straight line with slope 1.  It goes up/down infinitely far so the range is all real numbers.  Not A!

B. The graph is a straight line with slope -4, so, like the function in A, the range is all real numbers.  Not B!

D. The graph is an absolute value function  y = |x|, reflected over the x-axis, shifted right 3 units, then shifted down 4 units.  So the graph starts witha "vee" shape opening up, becomes a vee opening down, then ultimately gets shifted down 4 units.  The range is all real numbers less than or equal to -4.

See the attached graphs.  image2 is the function in answer choice D.