Question

If g(x)=a x f(x+b) how is f(x) transformed to get g(x)

Answer 1

Answer:

a: -2f(x+4)

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Ok, we know that g(x) = a*f(x + b), we want to find all the transformations that we must apply to f(x) to construct g(x).

Let's assume at the beggining that T2(T1(f(x))) = g(x), and start appliying the transformations.

First, we have a horizontal shift.

If we want to move the graph A (A positive) units to the right, we should have:

g(x) = f(x - A)

in this case we have

g(x) = f(x + b) = f(x - (-b))

So we have a shift of -b units to the right, or b units to the left.

Second:

We have a vertical contraction/dilation.

if we have a function f(x), a compression/dilation of scale factor A is written as:

g(x) = A*f(x)

if A > 1, we have a dilation.

if 0 < A < 1, we have a contraction.

In this case the scale factor is a.

g(x) = a*f(x).

Now, applying both transformations we have:

> shift of b units to the left.

> contraction/dilation of scale factor a.

g(x) = a*f(x +b)