Asked by David

How does the graph of y = StartRoot x EndRoot + 2 compare to the graph of the parent square root function?
A)The graph is a horizontal shift of the parent function 2 units right.
B)The graph is a horizontal shift of the parent function 2 units left.
C)The graph is a vertical shift of the parent function 2 units up.
D)The graph is a vertical shift of the parent function 2 units down.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C) The graph is a vertical shift of the parent function 2 units up.

Reason: y = √x + 2 adds 2 to every y-value of y = √x, so the whole curve moves up 2 units (start point moves from (0,0) to (0,2)).