What is the effect on the graph of the function f(x) = x when f(x) is replaced with -1/2 f(x)? a) vertical reflection over x-axis and vertical stretch b) vertical reflection over x-axis and vertical compression c) horizontal reflection over y-axis and horizontal stretch d) horizontal reflection over y-axis and horizontal compression

The correct option is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given function is

The new function is

       .... (1)

It is in the form of

                  .... (2)

Where, m is a constant.

If m is negative, then there is a vertical reflection over x-axis. If the constant is greater than 1, we get a vertical stretch and  if the constant is between 0 and 1, we get a vertical compression.

From (1) and (2), we get

Since the value of m is negative and absolute value of m is between 0 and 1, therefore the graph g(x) shows the vertical reflection over x-axis and vertical compression.

Option B is correct.

x=-2

infinite number of lines, so there is an infinite number of equations.

step-by-step explanation:

there are an infinite number of line that passes through the point (-2,5)

x=-2   is one line that passes through the point

y = 5 is another line that passes through the point

(these two lines are perpendicular to each other).

since the number of   numbers are infinite and the slope is the ratio of two numbers,(change in y over change in x) we can have an infinite number of slopes.     our only condition is that it passes through the point (-2,5)

for the friend request.

when a figure, such as triangle (xyz) is reflected over the line y = x to create x'y'z' the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the original image (pre-image) will be reversed for the image. (e.g., (x, y) > (y, x)) this means that the pre-image position of the x- and y-coordinates switch places which in turn provides a mirror like image of the original xyz.  

i notice that when i draw a line segment from x to x', that the points are parallel from each other -- they are exactly across from each other and do not intersect with any other points.  

yes, think i would see the same characteristic if you drew the line segment connecting y with the reflecting line and then y' with the reflecting line because of the essence of reflections. because it is a mirror image, each point was effected the same way which leads me to conclude that they same would apply to y and y'.