Question

How does the graph of g(x) = (x − 1)3 + 5 compare to the parent function f(x) = x3?

Answer 1

Answer:

The original function was transformed by a a horizontal shift to the right in 1 unit, and also a vertical shift upwards of 5 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

Recall the four very important rules regarding translations (shifts) of the graph of functions:

1) In order to shift the graph of a function vertically c units upwards, we must transform  f (x) by adding c to it.

2) In order to shift the graph of a function vertically c units downwards, we must transform  f (x) by subtracting c from it.

3) In order to shift the graph of a function horizontally c units to the right, we must transform the variable x by subtracting c from x.

4) In order to shift the graph of a function horizontally c units to the left, we must transform the variable x by adding c to x.

We notice that in our case, The original function $f(x)=x^3$ has been transformed by "subtracting 1 unit from x", and by adding 5 units to the full function. Therefore we are in the presence of a horizontal shift to the right in 1 unit (as explained in rule 3), and also a vertical shift upwards of 5 units (as explained in rule 1).