Question

Which of the following describes the transformation of the graph y = x 2 in graphing y = -x 2 - 5?



reflect over the x-axis and shift down 5

reflect over the y-axis and shift down 5

reflect over the x-axis and shift left 5

Answer 1

\[y=x^2, y=-x^2-5\]?

Answer 2

the minus flips about the \(x\) axis and the \(-5\) moves it down 5 units