In two or more complete sentences, compare the number of x-intercepts in the graph of f(x) = x2 to the number of x-intercepts in the graph of g(x) = -x2 -5. Be sure to include the transformations that occurred between the parent function f(x) and its image g(x).
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A graph of the parabolas are show below.
There is one x intercept on the function f(x) = x^2 (the origin). There are two x intercepts on the function g(x) = -x^2 - 5.
From the first function to the next, the function is flipped and the vertex is lowered by 5 on the y axis.