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Step-by-step explanation:
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Do the most mechanical part first. Moving 1 unit left will mean that x becomes (x + 1). It is anti intuative, but that is the correct answer.
So far what you have is y = a(x + 1)^2
The reason that you want to do it this way is any answer with a minus sign is wrong which eliminates A and B
When you stretch the parabola, a becomes 5 so now you have another part of the puzzle. and the equation becomes
y = 5(x + 1)^2
The 5 goes on the outside of the brackets which eliminates D
When you reflect this over the x axis, you invert the parabola which means you turn it upside down. The sign in front of the 5 becomes a minus.
Answer
y = - 5(x + 1)^2 or C.
