This is a vertical translation, given a function f(x):
[tex]f(x)+k[/tex]shift the graph f (x) k units up.
and
[tex]f(x)-k[/tex]shift the graph f (x) k units down.
so:
[tex]g(x)=\frac{1}{x}+17=f(x)+17[/tex]Therefore, we can conclude:
The graph of f(x) is shifted 17 units up