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vesna_86 [32]
3 years ago
14

Determine the scale factor of the function f(x)=3/x

Mathematics
1 answer:
svlad2 [7]3 years ago
6 0
<span>A scale factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity. The ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures is also called a scale factor.

Given a function
f(x)=\frac{3}{x}
which is formed from the parent function
f(x)=\frac{1}{x}

The function
</span><span>f(x)=\frac{3}{x}
was obtained from the parent function by multiplying the parent function by 3.

Therefore, the scale factor of the function </span><span>f(x)=\frac{3}{x} is 3.</span>
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