2. General Form: y = a│x – h│ + k if │a│> 1, the graph is steeper and is vertically stretched if │a│< 1, the graph is vertically shrunk if a is negative, the graph is reflected in the x-axis (h, k) determines the vertex For │x – h│, the graph moves h units to the right For │x + h│, the graph moves h units to the left If you have +k, the graph moves k units up If you have –k, the graph moves k units down Transformations and Translations