Question

Write a function that is shifted down 2 units and then reflected over the x-axis. Parent function is y = -5x - 8

Answer 1

y = 5x - 10

Explanation:

If we take into account the parent function as the one that needs to be shifted and reflected then the new created function would be...

y = 5x - 10

This is because in order to reflect a function over the x-axis you need to multiply that function by -1. That being the case it would give us new function of

y = 5x - 8

Now in order to shift it down by 2 we simply need to subtract 2 from the function which would make is -10 since the 8 is a negative.