Which of the following did you include in your answer? Yes, the graph has been dilated. Using the standard form of the equation, substitute in the values: h = –2, k = 3, x = –1, and y = 0. Solve the equation to get a = –3. Graphically, the parent function follows the pattern of right 1, up 1. Moving 1 unit to the right from the vertex, you can move down 3 units to get to the point (–1, 0), so it has been horizontally compressed.