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The parent function f(x) has
a square root function with a domain of x greater than or equal to 0
and a range of y greater than or equal to 0
First, what do we know about f(x)?
Now look at the changes that g(x) introduces into the graph.
Inside the square root we have a subtraction of 5, which will shift the graph horizontally to the right

Applying (1/4) outside the square root causes the graph to compress by a factor of 4

Subtraction of 2 outside the square root shifts the graph vertically 2 units down

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The summarized answer:
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g(x) is obtained by shifting f(x) 5 units to the right, vertically compressing f(x) by a factor of 4, and then shifting it 2 units down


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