In general, for f(x) = a(b - x)^(+/-n) + c, the negative in front of x indicates reflection in the y-axis.
If n is even, a(- x)^(+/-n) is the reflection of a(x)^(+/-n) in the y-axis before the translations. But because a(- x)^(+/-n) = a(x)^(+/-n), the reflection is the same as the original...