The graph of g(x) = {X? – 2 is wider than the graph of f(x) = x². The graph of g(x) = x2 – 2 opens downward, and the graph of f(x) = x2 opens upward. The axis of symmetry is the same. The vertex of
f(x) = x2 is (0,0). The vertex of g(x) = x2 – 2 is translated down 2 units to (0, -2).