Digit realizes that some members of the audience cannot see the bride and groom due to the current seating arrangement. Therefore, the "U" shape in which the wedding party is organized needs to be widened so that the entire audience fits in between the outer boundaries of the "U" shape. In other words, the audience will be located above the upward-opened parabola formed by the bridal party. What type of transformation is needed to widen the shape in which the wedding party is currently organized?

a dilation
a reflection
a translation
a rotation