SOLUTION: How do the graphs of y=1/x and y=5/(x+6) compare? I know the second graph shifts to the left 6 units but how many units does it shift down?
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Question 703294: How do the graphs of y=1/x and y=5/(x+6) compare? I know the second graph shifts to the left 6 units but how many units does it shift down? Answer by josgarithmetic(39792) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In general, they are both based on the reciprocal of x. One of them is vertically stretched, contrasting with the other. Both equations take a form like,
, where p and h are real numbers, and . y has no point at x=h.
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