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Advanced MathEasy–MediumEffect of a horizontal shift on a vertex

Advanced Math practice question

The graph of y = (x − 4)² is the graph of y = x² shifted in which way?

  1. A. 4 units to the rightCorrect
  2. B. 4 units to the left
  3. C. 4 units up
  4. D. 4 units down

Answer: A. 4 units to the right

Replacing x with x − 4 moves the graph 4 units right; the vertex moves from (0, 0) to (4, 0).

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 4 units to the left
x + 4 would shift left.
C. 4 units up
Adding 4 outside the square shifts up.
D. 4 units down
Subtracting 4 outside the square shifts down.

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