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

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

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Answer:

c

Explanation:

ape x

User Riadh Belkebir
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Answer:

Explanation:

Depends on what you mean by multiplying by - 1. I assume you are not going to multiply the y or f(x) term by - 1.

If that is so, take an example. Suppose you have a graph that is y=x^2

That's a parabola that opens upwards and it has a line going through its focus which is a point on the +y axis.

When you multiply the right hand side by - 1, the graph you get will be y = - x^2.

That opens downward and the focus is on the - y axis.

That means that the effect of the graph is that it flips over the x axis, which I think is the third answer.

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