Y=3x means vertical stretch by a factor of

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Liana Reid

25 July, 21:55

Y=3x means vertical stretch by a factor of

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Camila Massey · Answer 1

If the constant is greater than 1, we get a vertical stretch; if the constant is between 0 and 1, we get a vertical compression. The graph below shows a function multiplied by constant factors 2 and 0.5 and the resulting vertical stretch and compression.