How do you graph #g(x) = (x+2)^3#?

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M7chael
Oct 11, 2017

Using desmos.com:
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Explanation:

I used desmos to show what was going on, but you could do this by hand on graph paper as well with one of these two methods:

Make a table:
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Then plot those points and connect them with a smooth curve.

Use transformations:

If you knew what #y=x^3# looked like already you could shift that graph over #2# units to the left. The number inside the parentheses affects the horizontal shift from the parent function #y=x^3#

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