document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=608557>Question 608557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What does the number in front of the X do to the graph?  Example : -2(x-5)^3 +3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The negative sign on the \"2\" forces the curve to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "decrease from +oo to -oo as x increases from -oo to +oo.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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