How do you graph #y=x^2+5#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-09T15:55:31

graph{x^2 +5 [-9.46, 10.54, -0.96, 9.04]}

#y=x^2 +5#

Firstly, draw the graph of #y=x^2#

graph{x^2 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

Now, when we plot #y=x^2+5# our graph will shift #5# units in the #+y# direction.

  graph{x^2 +5 [-9.46, 10.54, -0.96, 9.04]}

If the function was #y=x^2-5# then the graph would move #5# units in the #-y# direction.

graph{x^2 -5 [-9.795, 10.205, -6.68, 3.32]}