The transformation rule that describes the translation vertically downwards by b units is given to be:
[tex]f(x)\to g(x)-b[/tex]The function is given to be:
[tex]g(x)=-2x^2+2[/tex]The graph of g(x) is translated downwards by 5 units. Hence:
[tex]b=5[/tex]Therefore, the expression for f(x) is gotten to be:
[tex]\begin{gathered} f(x)=-2x^2+2-5 \\ f(x)=-2x^2-3 \end{gathered}[/tex]