Question

Which of the following describes how to translate the graph y = |x| to obtain the graph of y = |x + 1| - 2?
shift 2 units left and 1 unit up
shift 1 unit left and 2 units up
shift 1 unit left and 2 units down
shift 2 units right and 1 unit up

Answer 1

Shift 1 unit left and 2 units down.

Answer 2

um i thinking the third one

Answer 3

thanks ;)

Answer 4

You can view it as (x+1)-2. Anything in the bracket is left or right, but applied backwards. As in, +1 -> 1 left. And everything outside, is vertical. 2 down.
Therefore, the third.