Which function would be produced by a horizontal stretch of the graph of y=x followed by a reflection in the x-axis?a) y=2(−x)b)y=−2xc)y=(21)(−x)d)y=−(21)x
Q. Which function would be produced by a horizontal stretch of the graph of y=x followed by a reflection in the x-axis?a) y=2(−x)b)y=−2xc)y=(21)(−x)d)y=−(21)x
Horizontal Stretch Effect: Understand the effect of a horizontal stretch on y=x. A horizontal stretch by a factor of 2 would replace x with (1/2)x in the function, resulting in y=(1/2)x.
Reflection in x-axis: Apply the reflection in the x-axis to the stretched function. Reflecting y=(21)x in the x-axis changes y to −y, so the new function becomes y=−(21)x.