document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=527646>Question 527646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me!  I am working with radicals and have to graph each function and state the domain and range\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = - sqrt x -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and y = sqrt(x-4) + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = - sqrt x -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Start with the basic &#8730;x curve which starts at the origin, go thru (1,1) and slowly increases as x increases. -&#8730;x means the curve has reflected around the x-axis. Finally, -&#8730;x-1 means the entire curve has dropped vertically on unit. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " y = sqrt(x-4) + 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Again, starting with the basic &#8730;x curve, &#8730;(x-4) shifts the entire curve 4 units to the right. The final curve, &#8730;(x-4)+2 raises the entire curve 2 units vertically. </SPAN>\n" );
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