Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Questions to Guide Your Review - Page 36: 9

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Let c be the positive number $c=|k|$. Shifting to the left means that if $(a,y)$ was on the graph of f, we want the point $(a-c,y)$ to be on the new graph. The new function is obtained from the old by defining it as $y=f(x+c).$ Shifting to the right means that if $(a,y)$ was on the graph of f, we want the point $(a+c,y)$ to be on the new graph. The new function is obtained from the old by defining it as $y=f(x-c).$ Shifting up means that if $(a,y)$ was on the graph of f, we want the point $(a,y+c)$ to be on the new graph. The new function is obtained from the old by defining it as $y=f(x)+c.$ Shifting down means that if $(a,y)$ was on the graph of f, we want the point $(a,y-c)$ to be on the new graph. The new function is obtained from the old by defining it as $y=f(x)-c.$
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