Mary and jan are both at the gas station at hill and elm. from the station, mary drives 18 miles west and jan drives 12 miles north. find the distance between mary and jan.

step-by-step explanation:

here's what happens:

1) the graph of f   = x^2 is shifted 2 units to the right.

2) the resulting graph is reflected in the x-axis, so that the parabola now opens down.

3) this final result is transformed up by 5 units.