Sate the various transformations applied to the base function f(x)=x^2 to obtain the function g(x) =-(2x)-1. A. A horizontal compression by a factor of 1/2, a reflection about the x-axis and a vertical shift upward of 1 unit
B. A horizontal compression by a factor of 1/2, a reflection about the y-axis and a vertical shift downward of 1 unit
C. A horizontal compression by a factor of 2, a reflection about the x-axis and a vertical shift downward of 1 unit
D. A horizontal compression by a factor of 1/2, a reflection about the x-axis, and a vertical shift downward of 1 unit