Which transformation of the function f (x) is the rigid motion: 2f (x) + 3, f (x/2) + 1, 2f (x/2), or f (x-1/2) + 3

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Mckenna Oliver

27 May, 13:31

Which transformation of the function f (x) is the rigid motion: 2f (x) + 3, f (x/2) + 1, 2f (x/2), or f (x-1/2) + 3

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Dayana Newman · Answer 1

Answer is choice D. The other choices involve dilations, or scalings, which basically make the graph taller or flatter depending on what the scale factor is. In the case of f (x-1/2) + 3, we shift f (x) to the right 1/2 a unit and up 3.