Learning how to identify reflections of multiple functions

The teacher addresses a student's question, emphasizing the importance of understanding the order of operations and the role of parentheses in mathematical expressions. The discussion includes the concept of negatives inside functions and their impact on reflections across axes. The teacher clarifies common misconceptions and stresses the need to understand the function's structure to determine what is inside or outside the function.

How does the placement of parentheses affect the interpretation of a mathematical function?

Discuss the implications of having a negative value outside versus inside a function, such as the square root function.