Horizontal Shifts

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In this lesson on horizontal shifts, we learn that when dealing with horizontal transformations, we use the equation t of x equals u f of x plus or minus c, and that when c is positive, we shift c units to the left, and when c is negative, we shift c units to the right. The lesson walks us through a couple of examples and shows us how to calculate the shift by evaluating the function at a specific point. It's important to remember that positive values shift to the left, while negative values shift to the right when it comes to horizontal transformations.

Lesson Description:

Overview of transformations - horizontal shifts

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Questions answered by this video:
  • What transformation has taken place in f(x)+k ?
  • What transformation has taken place in f(x+k)?