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Graph transformations take 3 different forms:

  • Translations (moving up or down/left or right on a graph)
  • Reflections (reflecting the y or x axis)
  • Dilations (vertical and horizontal shrinks/stretches)

First, let's discuss translations.

Using the function y=x², you can move a function up/down a graph by adding or subtracting a value.

  • To shift an equation up, like the problem asks, rewrite your equation as y=x² + 6

To shift an equation left/right, create parenthesis around the parent equation and either add or subtract a value. Within the parenthesis, the signs act in their opposite fashion. Although an addition sign would usually move a function up or to the right, within the parenthesis, it acts as a subtraction sign, meaning the function would move to the left.

  • Using this information, the equation would be rewritten as y=(x²+8) + 6

Now, let's discuss reflections.

Reflections can either be written to flip the function over the y axis (a horizontal flip) or to flip the function over the x axis (a vertical flip).

The question is asking you for a vertical flip over the x-axis, meaning the y values would be negative. To do this, add a negative sign outside the parenthesis of the equation.

Your final answer should be y=-(x²+8) + 6

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