Question

A student graphed f(x) = x and h(x) = f(x + 5) on the same coordinate grid. Which statement describes how the graphs of f and are related? helpppp

Answer 1

Here we have a problem with translations, where we define a translation as an operation that moves the graph of a function in a given direction.

We will see that the correct option is A.

"The graph of f is shifted 3 units up to create the graph of g."

To get this, we first need to describe vertical translations.

For a function f(x) we define a vertical translation (or vertical shift) of N units as:

g(x) = f(x) + N

If N is positive, the translation is upwards

if N is negative, the translation is downwards.

So here we have:

g(x) = f(x) + 3

So we can see that this is a translation of 3 units upwards, then the correct option is A, the graph of f(x) is shifted (or translated) 3 units up to greater the graph of g(x).

And the graphs of g(x) = x + 3 and f(x) = x can be seen below, where you can see this, where the grey line is g(x).

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