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Given the function f(x) = x^2, which of the following represents a vertical shift of 3 units up?

Given the function f(x) = x^2, which of the following represents a vertical shift-example-1
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Answer:

f(x) = x² +3

Explanation:

The transformation

g(x) = a·f((x -c)/b) +d

represents a vertical expansion by a factor of 'a', a horizontal expansion by a factor of 'b' (before the horizontal shift), a horizontal (right) shift by 'c' units, and an upward shift by 'd' units.

You want only an upward shift of 3, so ...

g(x) = f(x) +3

For f(x) = x^2, the shifted function is ...

f(x) = x^2 +3

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Other choices are ...

b. (x -3)^2 = right shift by 3

c. 3x^2 = vertical expansion by a factor of 3

d. (x +3)^2 = left shift by 3

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