document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171045>Question 171045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is my original question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When y=5x is changed to y=5(x-6), how is the graph translated?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what does that mean? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129806 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><B>actuary(112)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129806\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think about the general equal for a line -- y = mx+b where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept (the value of y when x = 0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the equation y = 5*(x-6) Simplify this to y = 5*x - 30.  Compare this equation to the equation y =5*x.  The slopes are the same for each equation.  However, the y-intercepts are different.  The y-intercept is \"0\" for the equation y = 5*x.  The y-intercept is -30 for the equation y = 5*x-30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the graph of the equation y = 5*x-30 is \"pushed down\" by 30 as compared to the graph of the equation y = 5x. To see this, look at the two graphs and see the difference between the value for \"y\" for each value of \"x\".\r<BR>\n" );
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