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When you multiply a function by -1, what is the effect on its graph?

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Explanation:


(a)/(b)\cdot(-1)=-(a)/(b)

On the number line, fractions a/b and -a/b lie on the opposite sides of the number 0, at the same distance (look at the picture).

When you multiply a function by -1, what is the effect on its graph?-example-1
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