A translation is a movement of the graph either horizontally parallel to the \(x\)-axis or vertically parallel to the \(y\)-axis. The graph of \(f(x) = x^2\) is the same as the graph of \(y = x^2\).

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This applet will help you in visualizing the effects of transformations on functions. Move the sliders on the right to change the translation and scaling factors ...