Which statement describes the translation of the graph of y=4(x-4)^2-2 from standard position?
Moved up and to the right.
Moved down and to the right.
Moved down and to the left.
Move up and to the left.

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Which statement describes the translation of the graph of y=4(x-4)^2-2 from standard position?	
Moved up and to the right. 
Moved down and to the right.
Moved down and to the left.
Move up and to the left.

across · Answer

If you plot this, then you'll answer this question yourself. :)

anonymous · Answer

Okay but how will it be a translation??

anonymous · Answer

okay i plotted the parabola where would the translation be? thats what I'm confused about..

across · Answer

Translation simply means movement. In other words, what's the difference between $y=x^2$ and $(x-4)^2-2$? In this case, both horizontal and vertical translations are going on. How much does the graph move to the left/right? How much does it move up/down?

anonymous · Answer

okay but from the vertex? What's the starting point?? I'm so confused...

across · Answer

It doesn't matter what the starting point is because the system is the two-dimensional euclidean plane; for simplicity, you could pick the vertex.

anonymous · Answer

Well it moves and up and to the left and right..so the starting point or point you're moving from would determine the answer??

across · Answer

Think of the graph as a whole, not a single point in it. How is $y=x^2$ different from $y=(x-4)^2-2$? Here, I will draw it for you:|dw:1355525517186:dw|