Fill in the blanks to complete the statement.
-The graph of $y = ( x - 8 ) ^ { 2 } - 5$ can be obtained from the graph of $y = x ^ { 2 }$ by shifting horizontally ? units to the $\underline { ? }$ and shifting vertically ? units to the ? direction.
A) 8 ; left; 5; upward
B) 8; left; 5; downward
C) 8 ; right; 5 ; downward
D) 5 ; right; 8; downward

Question

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The graph of $y = (x - 8)^2 - 5$ is obtained from $y = x^2$ by shifting 8 units to the right (because of $x - 8$) and 5 units downward (because of $-5$).

Fill in the Blanks to Complete the Statement y=(x−8)2−5y = ( x - 8 ) ^ { 2 } - 5y=(x−8)2−5

Fill in the Blanks to Complete the Statement $y = ( x - 8 ) ^ { 2 } - 5$