Answer: g(x) is shifted left 2 units, down 4 units, and reflected over the x-axis.
Step-by-step explanation:
The vertex form of a quadratic equation is: y = a(x - h)² + k where
- a is the vertical stretch
- -a is a reflection over the x-axis
- (h, k) is the vertex
- --> h is the horizontal shift (positive is RIGHT, negative is LEFT)
- --> k is the vertical shift (positive is UP, negative is DOWN)
f(x) = x²
g(x) = -(x + 2)² - 4
a = -1 reflected over the x-axis
h = -2 shifted left 2 units
k = -4 shifted 4 units down
