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(40 POINTS) TRUE OR FALSE? The transformation of the function f(x) = (1/2)^x when it becomes f(x) = (1/2)^x+3 is a horizontal shift of 3 units to the right?

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False.

Explanation:

You can put x=0 into both of the equations to justify. At the first equation, when x=0, f(x)=0. In the second equation, when x=0, f(x)=3. F(x) is the value of y. So, the function has moved 3 units up, not 3 units to the right.

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