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F(x) = 3x – 9; horizontal stretch by a factor of 6

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Answer:

f(x)=0.5x-9

Step-by-step explanation:

If we stretch f(x) by a factor of n, we have the following:


y=f((1)/(n)x)

Therefore, stretching f(x) = 3x – 9 horizontally by a factor of 6 gives:


\begin{gathered} f(x)=3((1)/(6))x-9 \\ f(x)=0.5x-9 \end{gathered}

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