ALGEBRA 2
for the parent function y=^3 square root(x), what effect does a value of h = - 6 have on the graph?

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ALGEBRA 2
for the parent function y=^3 square root(x), what effect does a value of h = - 6 have on the graph?

phi · Answer

do you mean
$$ y = \sqrt[3]{x} $$?

anonymous · Answer

@phi yes

phi · Answer

and what do they mean by "h" ?
do they show a formula with "h" in it ?

anonymous · Answer

no, the question just asks: For the parent function $$y=^{3}\sqrt{x}$$ what effect does a value of h = -6 have on the graph? @phi

phi · Answer

Yes, but I think they are assuming h is added to x ?

anonymous · Answer

Yea, i think so. If thats true, would that mean the graph would shift down 6 units?

anonymous · Answer

@phi

phi · Answer

It depends if they are assuming we replace x with (x-h)  or (x+h)
Can you look at your notes?

also, I think people use k for the "y" value.  (i.e. moving up or down)

anonymous · Answer

I'm doing it online, it's a test to keep me in my math class I'm in now.

anonymous · Answer

@phi

anonymous · Answer

i'm assuming h means moving left or right on the graph. so if its a negative number it would move left.. i sort of remember learning this, but not quite.

phi · Answer

It's cheating to use this site for tests.  And unless we know what they are doing with the "h" (and I can't tell from the question) , we can't answer.  Try do remember how h is used.