SOLUTION: What does the number in front of the X do to the graph? Example : -2(x-5)^3 +3

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Question 608557: What does the number in front of the X do to the graph? Example : -2(x-5)^3 +3
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What does the number in front of the X do to the graph? Example : -2(x-5)^3 +3
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The negative sign on the "2" forces the curve to
decrease from +oo to -oo as x increases from -oo to +oo.
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Graph:

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Cheers,
Stan H.

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