Question

Match each equation to how it changes the parent function y=x2
(x2 will be written as x^2) this is the problem :
y = (x-8)^2

Answer 1

i think is slides down because of the -2 but im not sure

Answer 2

thats a very good guess! but its wrong
here you're not subtracting anything directly from `y value`, so we cannot say it slides down

Answer 3

would it possibly flip down instead of sliding?

Answer 4

think of it like this :

y = (x-8)^2

\(\large x = \pm\sqrt{y} \color{red}{+ 8}\)

Answer 5

you're adding "8" to teh `x value`

so it slides 8 units to the right

Answer 6

so it would go up due to the +8 and not minus

Answer 7

you're adding 8 to the "x" value, so it moves 8 units forward in "x" direction