Precalculus (10th Edition)

by Sullivan, Michael

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9

ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Chapter 4 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - 4.1 Polynomial Functions and Models - 4.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 184: 3

Answer

down, $4$

Work Step by Step

To graph $y=x^2-4$ we need to shift down $y=x^2$ by $4$ units, because $y=x^2-4$ takes the values of $y=x^2$ minus $4$.

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