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QuestionWhat kind of transformation converts the graph of f(x)=2x+5f(x)=-2|x|+5 into the graph of g(x)=g(x)= 4x+10?-4|x|+10 ? vertical shrink horizontal stretch vertical stretch horizontal shrink

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STEP 1

What is this asking? How do we change the graph of 2x+5-2|x| + 5 to get the graph of 4x+10-4|x| + 10? Watch out! Don't mix up horizontal and vertical stretches and shrinks!
Also, remember that changes *inside* the absolute value affect horizontal changes, and changes *outside* affect vertical changes.

STEP 2

1. Rewrite g(x)g(x)
2. Compare the functions

STEP 3

Let's **rewrite** g(x)g(x) by **factoring out** a 2\textbf{2}: g(x)=4x+10=2(2x+5).g(x) = -4|x| + 10 = 2(-2|x| + 5). Why did we do this?
Because now the stuff *inside* the parentheses looks just like f(x)f(x)!
This is a great first step to comparing the two functions.

STEP 4

Now we can **rewrite** g(x)g(x) in terms of f(x)f(x): Since f(x)=2x+5f(x) = -2|x| + 5, we can see that g(x)=2(2x+5)=2f(x).g(x) = 2(-2|x| + 5) = 2f(x). Boom! Now we have a super clear relationship between f(x)f(x) and g(x)g(x).

STEP 5

We found that g(x)=2f(x)g(x) = 2f(x).
This means that the output of gg is always **twice** the output of ff for any given input xx.
What does this mean for the graph?
It means we're **stretching** f(x)f(x) vertically by a factor of 2\textbf{2} to get g(x)g(x).
Imagine grabbing the graph of f(x)f(x) and pulling it upwards away from the x-axis, making it twice as tall!

STEP 6

Since we're pulling the graph *vertically* away from the x-axis to make it taller, we have a *vertical stretch*.

STEP 7

The transformation that converts the graph of f(x)f(x) into the graph of g(x)g(x) is a **vertical stretch**.

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