[tex]\bf \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \textit{function transformations}
\\ \quad \\\\
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\begin{array}{llll}
f(x)=&{{ A}}({{ B}}x+{{ C}})+{{ D}}
\\ \quad \\
y=&{{ A}}({{ B}}x+{{ C}})+{{ D}}
\\ \quad \\
f(x)=&{{ A}}\sqrt{{{ B}}x+{{ C}}}+{{ D}}
\\ \quad \\
f(x)=&{{ A}}(\mathbb{R})^{{{ B}}x+{{ C}}}+{{ D}}
\\ \quad \\
f(x)=&{{ A}} sin\left({{ B }}x+{{ C}} \right)+{{ D}}
\end{array}\\\\
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[tex]\bf \bullet \textit{ stretches or shrinks horizontally by } {{ A}}\cdot {{ B}}\\\\
\bullet \textit{ flips it upside-down if }{{ A}}\textit{ is negative}\\
\left. \qquad \right. \textit{reflection over the x-axis}
\\\\
\bullet \textit{ flips it sideways if }{{ B}}\textit{ is negative}\\
\left. \qquad \right. \textit{reflection over the y-axis}[/tex]
[tex]\bf \bullet \textit{ horizontal shift by }\frac{{{ C}}}{{{ B}}}\\
\left. \qquad \right. if\ \frac{{{ C}}}{{{ B}}}\textit{ is negative, to the right}\\\\
\left. \qquad \right. if\ \frac{{{ C}}}{{{ B}}}\textit{ is positive, to the left}\\\\
\bullet \textit{ vertical shift by }{{ D}}\\
\left. \qquad \right. if\ {{ D}}\textit{ is negative, downwards}\\\\
\left. \qquad \right. if\ {{ D}}\textit{ is positive, upwards}\\\\
\bullet \textit{ period of }\frac{2\pi }{{{ B}}}[/tex]
now, with that template in mind, let's see,
[tex]\bf y=\stackrel{parent~function}{x^2}\implies y=\stackrel{A}{1}(\stackrel{B}{1}x\stackrel{C}{+0})^2\stackrel{D}{+0}
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y=\stackrel{A}{-1}(\stackrel{B}{2}x\stackrel{C}{+6})^2\stackrel{D}{+3}\quad
\begin{cases}
A=-1&\textit{reflection over x-axis}\\
B=2\\
C=6&\textit{horizontal shift of }\frac{C}{B}\to \frac{6}{2}\to 3\\
&\textit{to the left}\\
D=3&\textit{vertical shift upwards of 3 units}
\end{cases}[/tex]