Analyze the effect on the graph of [tex]$f(x)=\log x$[/tex] when [tex]$f(x)$[/tex] is replaced by [tex]$f(x-84)$[/tex].

A. The graph shifts 84 units to the right.
B. The graph shifts 84 units down.
C. The graph shifts 84 units up.
D. The graph shifts 84 units to the left.

Answer :

We start with the function
[tex]$$f(x)=\log x.$$[/tex]

When we replace [tex]$x$[/tex] by [tex]$x-84$[/tex], the function becomes
[tex]$$f(x-84)=\log(x-84).$$[/tex]

Recall that a transformation of the form
[tex]$$f(x-h)$$[/tex]
results in a horizontal shift of the graph of [tex]$f(x)$[/tex] by [tex]$h$[/tex] units to the right.

Here, we have [tex]$h = 84$[/tex], which means the graph shifts 84 units to the right.

Thus, the correct choice is:

The graph shifts 84 units to the right.