If you vertically shift the linear parent function, f (x) = x up four units, what is the equation of the new function

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11 December, 15:30

If you vertically shift the linear parent function, f (x) = x up four units, what is the equation of the new function

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Eve Snow · Answer 1

Shifting in the y direction is as simple as adding the shift, ie.,

f (x) = x+4.

In the x direction it is trickier because then you have to replace x by (x-a) where a is the shift to the right ... (but that wasn't asked here).