SOLUTION: {{{y=sqrt(x+3)-5}}} plaese show me all the steps

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Question 1021797: y=sqrt%28x%2B3%29-5
plaese show me all the steps
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What do you want from it? Square root function, vertex moved to (-3,-5). Shape is a horizontal parabola, only the upper branch.

graph%28300%2C300%2C-4%2C11%2C-6%2C9%2Csqrt%28x%2B3%29-5%29

Can you expect x-axis intercept?
sqrt%28x%2B3%29-5=0
sqrt%28x%2B3%29=5
x%2B3=25
x=22---------YES, here (but is not shown on the graph).

A closer look:
graph%28300%2C300%2C0%2C25%2C-10%2C15%2Csqrt%28x%2B3%29-5%29