Sandy was asked to describe the transformation of y=-3 (x - 4) ^2 - 6 from the parent graph of y=x^2

She said it was shifted 4 units to the left, stretched by a factor of 3, reflected over the y-axis, and

shifted 6 units down.

What 2 mistakes did Sandy make?

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Mathematics

Gillespie

11 August, 22:44

Sandy was asked to describe the transformation of y=-3 (x - 4) ^2 - 6 from the parent graph of y=x^2

She said it was shifted 4 units to the left, stretched by a factor of 3, reflected over the y-axis, and

shifted 6 units down.

What 2 mistakes did Sandy make?

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Emanuel Rojas · Answer 1

As below.

Step-by-step explanation:

The - 4 shifts the graph to the right not the left.

The second error is the refection is over the x-axis not the y-axis.

Sandy was asked to describe the transformation of y=-3 (x - 4) ^2 - 6 from the parent graph of y=x^2She said it was shifted 4 units to the left, stretched by a factor of 3, reflected over the y-axis, andshifted 6 units down.What 2 mistakes did Sandy make?

Sandy was asked to describe the transformation of y=-3 (x - 4) ^2 - 6 from the parent graph of y=x^2

She said it was shifted 4 units to the left, stretched by a factor of 3, reflected over the y-axis, and

shifted 6 units down.

What 2 mistakes did Sandy make?