document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102873>Question 102873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP TONIGHT if possible!  This problem doesn't come from a textbook, but it is the only one on the worksheet that I cannot solve.  Here it goes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The graph of the square function (f(x) = x^2) has been transformed by rotating the graph about the x-axis, pushing the entire graph down 5 units, and then left 8 units.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write the equation of the transformed graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks so much!  If you can get it to me tonight, that would be great, since it is due by midnight!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74829 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74829\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -(x-8)^2-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 1st minus causes the parabola to be rotated about the x axis. The -8 moves it 8 units rightward and the -5 moves it 5 units downward.<BR>\n" );
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