SOLUTION: What effect does replacing x with x + 6 have on the graph for the function f(x)? f(x) = |x + 3| - 2 Is my answer correct? The question and my answer are in the link her

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Question 1134969: What effect does replacing x with x + 6 have on the graph for the function f(x)?
f(x) = |x + 3| - 2

Is my answer correct?
The question and my answer are in the link here: https://prnt.sc/mmefir

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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes. Graph it
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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correct, the graph is shifted 6 units to the left

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Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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What effect does replacing x with x + 6 have on the graph for the function f(x)?
f(x) = |x + 3| - 2

Is my answer correct?
The question and my answer are in the link here: https://prnt.sc/mmefir
Yes, you're correct! You DON'T HAVE to graph it as one person suggests. And, the person graphed it and it's WRONG! What sense did that make? 
When x is replaced with x + 6, the graph is MOVED another 6 units to the LEFT, or f(x) = |x + 3| - 2 becomes: g(x) = |x + 6 + 3| - 2.