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What is the effect on the graph of y = 2x + 2
when it is changed to y = 2x-2?

What is the effect on the graph of y = 2x + 2 when it is changed to y = 2x-2?-example-1

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Answer:

shifted down 4 units

Explanation:

You want to know the effect on the graph of changing y=2x+2 to y=2x-2.

Y-intercept

The constant in the equation y=2x+2 is the y-intercept. The line described by this equation crosses the y-axis at y=2.

When the equation is changed to y=2x-2, the y-intercept changes from +2 to -2, a shift down of 4 units. The shifted line has the same slope as the original, so is parallel to it.

The effect on the graph is to move it down 4 units.

What is the effect on the graph of y = 2x + 2 when it is changed to y = 2x-2?-example-1
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