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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

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Answer: (C) shifts 6 units to the LEFT

Explanation:

The vertex form of an absolute value equation is:

y = a |x - h| + k where;

  • a is the vertical stretch (irrelevant for this problem)
  • (h, k) is the vertex

Since h represents the x-coordinate and the x-axis is left to right, then h shifts the graph left or right.

  • If h is negative, the graph shifts to the left.
  • If h is positive, the graph shifts to the right.

x + 6 is actually x - (-6), so h is negative and the graph shifts to the left.

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