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f(x)=3(x+1)^2-12 how can this graph of f be obtained from the graph of y=x^2
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\n" ); document.write( "We're talking about \"translation\" of a graph.
\n" ); document.write( "Start with the parabola:
\n" ); document.write( "y = x^2
\n" ); document.write( "shift it one unit to the left:
\n" ); document.write( "y = (x+1)^2
\n" ); document.write( "shift it twelve units down:
\n" ); document.write( "y = (x+1)^2 - 12
\n" ); document.write( "make the graph narrower:
\n" ); document.write( "y = 3(x+1)^2 - 12\r
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