Question

Describe the transformation of the graph of f into the graph of g as either a horizontal or vertical stretch.

f as a function of x is equal to the square root of x and g as a function of x is equal to 8 times the square root of x

Answer 1

To properly visualize the given, we transform them into equation form rather than words.
f(x) = sqrt (x)
g(x) = 8(sqrt(x))
From these, it may be observed that g(x) is 8 times of f(x). These transformation is in the value of y and is scaling. Because it is multiplied by a a whole number, the transformation is vertical scaling that involves multiplying the y-coordinate by 8.