Question

help me graph? I give medals!

Answer 1

\[2\sqrt{x+4}-3\]

Answer 2

this is set equal to y right?

Answer 3

f(x)

Answer 4

Alright. do you know what the graph of \[\sqrt(x)\] looks like?

Answer 5

Alright now do you know which shifts are being applied to the graph?

Answer 6

reflecting over x-axis
left 3
up 5

Answer 7

wait a second. What indicates whether the graph is reflected over the axis?

Answer 8

function *not graph*

Answer 9

hold on I'm sorry I thought I asked a different question xD

Answer 10

okay shifts are:
stretch 2
left4
down 3

Answer 11

Ok yes thats correct. So do you know where to place your startpoint now?

Answer 12

not really i don't understand the stretch

Answer 13

In this case I think its a vertical stretch/horizontal shrinkage. So you dont have to worry about that when creating your start point. You start at 0,0 move 4 to the left and then 3 down and this your start point.

Answer 14

From there the stretch works like this