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consider the function y=x^2+5x-2 what would happeb to the graph if (x-3) was substituted in the place of the x

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Remember that given any function, if we subtitude


x

for


x-a

We're moving the function's graph a units horizontaly

Note that a could be negative, and we would end up with


x-(-a)\rightarrow x+a

That means we move the graph a units to the left.

In this case, we have


x-3

That means that the graph of the function moves 3 units to the right

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