We start with the parent function:
The transformations are:
• Shift up 6 units
,
• Reflect about the x-axis
,
• Reflect about the y-axis
The first transformation is equal to add 6 units to y:
Then, a reflection across the x-axis makes y change sign, so we will have:
Finally, a reflection across the y-axis makes the argument x change sign, so we will have:
This is the final function.
We can graph this function, and the intermediate steps, as:
Answer: y = -√-x - 6