Question

Question 7 of 10

If y= 2x+ 1 were changed to y=1/2x+1, how would the graph of the new
function compare with the first one?
A. It would be less steep.
B. It would be shifted down.
C. It would be steeper.
D. It would be shifted left.

Answer 1

C. It would be steeper

A. is wrong because think of rise/run (1/2)! the rise needs to be bigger than the run to become less steep.
B. is wrong because the +1 has not changed! if that changed then the slope would be shifted.
C. is right because the original slope was 2/1 so you would go UP 2 then LEFT 1. For the changed one, go UP 1 and LEFT 2.
D. is wrong because it can only move left or right if you add value to the x variable.