Translations and reflections are examples of transformations of shapes. If a shape is transformed, its position and/or size is changed. Translation is when a shape slides across, up, down or ...

If \(f(x) = x^2\), then \(af(x) = a(x^2)\). This tells us that we need to multiply each of the \(y\) coordinates on the graph by \(a\) in order to stretch the original graph. Looking at some ...