Sammy is going to graph y = ex + 3. Before he graphs, he writes down what he thinks will happen to the parent graph. Which statement is correct?
A)The graph is translated up 3 units.
B)The graph is translated down 3 units.
C)The graph is translated to the left 3 units.
D)The graph is translated to the right 3 units.
E)The graph is translated down 3 units and right 1 unit.

Question

Sammy is going to graph y = ex + 3. Before he graphs, he writes down what he thinks will happen to the parent graph. Which statement is correct?
A)The graph is translated up 3 units.	
B)The graph is translated down 3 units.	
C)The graph is translated to the left 3 units.	
D)The graph is translated to the right 3 units.	
E)The graph is translated down 3 units and right 1 unit.

danjs · Answer

think about how that would effect the x and y coordinates...

y=e^x       has a certain domain and range

if you add 3 ,   y = e^x +3

the x values are unchanged, every y value is changed by that  +3

danjs · Answer

y direction shift... 

(x , f(x)) ----->  (x , f(x) + b)