SOLUTION: If the graph of y=x^2 is shifted down 3 units and Left 5 unites, then what is the equation of the new graph?

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Question 355180: If the graph of y=x^2 is shifted down 3 units and Left 5 unites, then what is the equation of the new graph?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
*Note: y = x^2 with a New vertex(-5, -3)
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using the vertex form of the equation for a parabola
y =(x -h)^2 + k where (h,k ) is the vertex
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y = (x +5)^2 + -3

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