document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=596819>Question 596819</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to help a step-grandson and it has been almost 50 years ago I had Algebra II.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question:  Explain how h and k in y=e^(x-h)+ k affects the graph of the exponential function y=e^x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377881 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=377881\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Comparing y=e^(x-h)+ k to y=e^x, the 'k' tells us how the vertical translation is done. For example, if k = 2, then this means translate y = e^x two units up. If k = -5, then this tells us to translate 5 units down.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value of h tells you how to perform the horizontal translation. So if h = 3 for example, then this means translate 3 units to the right. If h = -10, then we translate 10 units to the left. </SPAN>\n" );
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