Question

Identify the transformation that occurs to create the graph of m(x)
m(x)=f(5x)

Answer 1

m(x) is a dilation of scale factor K = 1/5 of f(x).

Explanation:

The transformation is a horizontal dilation

The general transformation is defined as:

For a given function f(x), a dilation of scale factor K is written as:

g(x) = f(x/K)

If K > 1, then we have a dilation (the graph contracts)

if 0 < K < 1, then we have a contraction (the graph stretches)

Here we have m(x) = f(5*x)

Then we have a scale factor:

K = 1/5

So this is a contraction.

Then the transformation is:

m(x) is a dilation of scale factor K = 1/5 of f(x).