
David T.
asked 03/05/23Closing the gap between graphs
I want to raise the lower graph g(x) toward the upper graph f(x) to make the points of the lower graph as close as possible to those of the upper graph, in other words, to make the graphs "match" as closely as possible.
I figured out how to do this by applying
However, after computing using the formula above, I get a value that I have to add to the function to shift the graph. Instead, I want a percentage I can multiply to each y-value of the points of g(x) to raise the graph.
How can I obtain this percentage?
Thanks!
2 Answers By Expert Tutors

Dayv O. answered 03/05/23
Caring Super Enthusiastic Knowledgeable Calculus Tutor
for sure you are adding a value, a constant to the g(x) curve from x= a to b
since in general g(x1)≠g(x2)
adding a constant to each will not have a common percentage increase.
in general, cannot be made into a percentage with formula being used.
David T.
Perfect - thank you for your response. Just to be clear, there isn't a way to raise the graph (while keeping the graph's shape) by a percentage? Multiplying each y-value by a fixed percentage I believe would distort the shape of the graph by messing with the slope, and that is something I don't want to do. Therefore, raising the graph by a constant would be best I believe since this wouldn't distort the graph's shape, only raise it.03/05/23
Divide f by g then multiply that by g ...
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