Question

Describe the graph of y=3/4x-12 as compared to the graph of y=1/x

Answer 1

Answer:

Parent function is compressed by a factor of 3/4 and shifted to right by 3 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are asked to describe the transformation of function $y=\frac{3}{4x-12}$ as compared to the graph of $y=\frac{1}{x}$.

We can write our transformed function as:

$y=\frac{3}{4(x-3)}$

$y=\frac{3}{4}*\frac{1}{(x-3)}$

Now let us compare our transformed function with parent function.

Let us see rules of transformation.  

$f(x-a)\rightarrow\text{Graph shifted to the right by a units}$,

$f(x+a)\rightarrow\text{Graph shifted to the left by a units}$,

Scaling of a function: $a*f(x)$

If a>1 , so function is stretched vertically.

If 0<a<1 , so function is compressed vertically.

As our parent function is multiplied by a scale factor of 3/4 and 3/4 is less than 1, so our parent function is compressed vertically by a factor of 3/4.

As 3 is being subtracted from x, so our parent function is shifted to right by 3 units or a horizontal shift to right by 3 units.

Therefore, our parent graph is compressed by a factor of 3/4 and shifted to right by 3 units to get our new graph.