Function transformation involves changing the form of a function
The function that represents the three hills is given as:
[tex]f(x) = (x - 1)(x -3)(x -4)[/tex]
The above function represents the base equation.
When the function is then transformed, we have:
[tex]g(x) =- (x - 1)(x -3)(x -4) + 3[/tex]
The first mistake in teen 1's design is that, the function f(x) has 3 x-intercepts
For the function to have three peaks, then the function must have three different vertices
A function with three x intercepts will have three zeros.
However, these three zeros does not mean the function has three peaks i.e. three vertices
Also, the transformed function g(x) is simply a reflection of f(x) across the x-axis, and a vertical shift up by 3 units.
This also does not mean that the function has three peaks
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