Question

Which value represents the horizontal translation from the graph of the parent function f(x) = x^2 to the graph of the function g(x) = (x-4)^2+2?

Answer 1

translation by h (right) and k (up)
g(x)=f(x-h)+k
=f(x-4)^2+2
so h=4, k=2
horizontal translation (to the right) is h=+4, but is shown as -4 for the translation value.