document.write( "Question 1181829: I need help translating the line. My answer is the blue line, and the original is the black one. I don't think I am correct, but I'd like to make sure please.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #811771 by greenestamps(13198)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "The given function is y=x^3: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Changing \"x\" to \"x-4\" moves the graph 4 units to the right: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "It is important to note that in your graph you used the \"x-4\" to shift the graph 4 units to the left, which is not correct. \n" ); document.write( "One way to see that the translation has to be to the right is to note that (in this example) the function value for f(x) is 0 at x=0; that means the translated function has to have the value 0 when (x-4) is 0 -- which is when x is 4. So the zero of the function (and thus the whole graph) moved 4 units to the RIGHT. \n" ); document.write( "Adding the \"-1\" shifts the graph down 1 unit: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |