Question

Which statement best shows how the vertical shift affects the parent function y = x when shifted to y = x + 5? (1 point)

A. y = x + 5 will have each point 5 steps higher than y = x.
B. y = x + 5 will have each point 5 steps to the right of y = x.

C. y = x + 5 will have each point 5 steps to the left of y = x.

D. y = x + 5 will have each point 5 steps lower than y = x.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The best statement that shows how the vertical shift affects the parent function \( y = x \) when shifted to \( y = x + 5 \) is:

**A. y = x + 5 will have each point 5 steps higher than y = x.**

This is because the "+ 5" indicates a vertical shift upward by 5 units.

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