SOLUTION: How does replacing f(x) by f(x) + 4 in y = f(x) affect the graph of y = f(x) ? a. The graph is shifted four units upward. b. The graph is shifted four units downward. c.

Question 50819: How does replacing f(x) by f(x) + 4 in y = f(x) affect the graph of y = f(x) ?
a. The graph is shifted four units upward.
b. The graph is shifted four units downward.
c. The graph is shifted four units to the right.
d. The graph is shifted four units to the left.
e. The graph is expanded vertically.
f. The graph is contracted vertically.
g. none of these describes the transfromation given.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How does replacing f(x) by f(x) + 4 in y = f(x) affect the graph of y = f(x)
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If you start with y=f(x) as a graph
and you then graph y=f(x)+4 you are
changeing all the y-values. Each
y-value from the 1st graph is increased
by 4. Thus you get a graph that is
4 higher.
cheers,
Stan H.
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