Question

Translations: if the home equation is f(x) = x^2, why does f(x) = (x-3)^2 move the equation to the right instead of the left?

Answer 1

To the right, yes

Answer 2

Because the standard formula for translation h-> right and k-> upwards is

g(x)=a(x-h)^2+k
so if a=1, k=0, and h is positive (+3), then the equation is g(x)=(x-3)^2, and f(x) is translated to the right to be g(x).

Answer 3

Ask in math, not computers.

Answer 4

@e.mccormick i thought i was in math sorry