If f(x)= sqrt x, which equation describes the graphed function.

C. y = -f(x) - 3

Step-by-step explanation:

The given (parent) function is f(x) = √x

The given graph shows a real curve that starts from y = -3, when x = 0 and the y-value increases in magnitude in the negative direction as the x-values increases positively from left to right, by the same amount that the parent function increases from left to right

Therefore;

The graph is real, therefore, the value of x in √x is x ≥ 0, and y ≠ f(-x) + D

Where, D, is the vertical shift

The graph starts at x = 0, y = -3, compared to the parent function, the vertical shift, D = -3

The y-value of the given curve increases in the opposite direction (negatively) as the y-value of the parent function increases in magnitude in the positive direction

Therefore, the equation of the given curve comprises of the reflection of the parent function or -f(x)

The graph shows the reflection of the parent function, across the x-axis, and we have, reflection of the parent function, f(x) which is -f(x)

Therefore, the equation that describes the graphed function is y = -f(x) - 3