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Which of the following describes the translation of the graph of y = x2 to obtain the graph of y = -x2 - 3?

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Answer:

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User Janum Trivedi
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Answer:

reflections across the x axis and a shift down 3 units

Explanation:

y = x^2

The negative sign means it is a reflection across the x axis y = −f(x)

y = -x^2

The subtraction of 3 means we are shifting down 3 units

y = -x^2 -3

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