SOLUTION: How do I compare the graph- f(x)=x to g(x)=x+5 What I am technically asking is what would the lines on the graph look like with the equation, g(x)=x+5?

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Question 563796: How do I compare the graph- f(x)=x to g(x)=x+5
What I am technically asking is what would the lines on the graph look like with the equation, g(x)=x+5?

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's look at the graphs for and :

You can see that the graph of is just the graph of only shifted up 5 spaces.
That is, for every x-value on the graph of , the graph of has 5 added to it.

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