Which phrase best describes the translation from the graph y is equal to 6 x squared to the graph of y is equal to 6 times open paren x plus 1 close paren squared ?

Replacing x with x + 1 shifts the graph 1 unit to the left. Thus, y = 6(x + 1)^2 is the graph of y = 6x^2 translated 1 unit left. The factor 6 changes the vertical stretch, not the horizontal shift.

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