When a function<span> is shifted, stretched (or compressed), or flipped in any way from its “</span>parent function<span>“, it is said to be transformed, and is a </span>transformation<span> of a </span>function<span>. Transform </span>function<span> 2 units to the right, and 1 unit down. When looking at the equation of the moved </span>function<span>, however, we have to be careful.</span>