Quadratic Translation Adventure

Rules & Tips

• Solid Blue Line: Starting point, base graph \( y=x^2 \).
• Dashed Red Line: Target helipad (translated graph).
• Grid: 1 unit per square. Observe the vertex shift.
• Translation Code:
  Move Right 👉 use "minus" in brackets, e.g., \( (x-3)^2 \)
  Move Left 👈 use "plus" in brackets, e.g., \( (x+2)^2 \)
  Move Up/Down ↕️ add/subtract at the end, e.g., \( +4 \) or \( -5 \)
• Correct answers advance levels. Wrong answers cost 50 points!