document.write( "Question 50503: How does replacing f(x) by f(x) + 4 in y = f(x) affect the graph of y = f(x) ?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " a. The graph is shifted four units upward.
\n" ); document.write( " b. The graph is shifted four units downward.
\n" ); document.write( " c. The graph is shifted four units to the right.
\n" ); document.write( " d. The graph is shifted four units to the left.
\n" ); document.write( " e. The graph is expanded vertically.
\n" ); document.write( " f. The graph is contracted vertically.
\n" ); document.write( " g. none of these describes the transfromation given \n" ); document.write( "

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For every value you get for $\"y\"$ , you increase that value by four, so you would vertically raise the graph by four units. Answer: a.
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\n" ); document.write( "Proof(green): y = f(x) + 4
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