document.write( "Question 930374: What affect does multiplying the right side by \"a\" have on the parent graph of the function y=1/x \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "multiplying the right side of the equation of a graph by \"a\":\r\n" );
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document.write( "stretches the graph vertically by a factor of a if a > 1 and shrinks it\r\n" );
document.write( "vertically by a factor of a if a < 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To think of stretching a graph, think of the graph drawn on a rubber sheet\r\n" );
document.write( "and the rubber sheet stretched.  Think of how that would change the looks\r\n" );
document.write( "of the graph.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To think of stretching a graph, think of the graph drawn on the side of a block\r\n" );
document.write( "of foam rubberand the block of foam rubber pressed downward.  Think of how that\r\n" );
document.write( "would change the looks of the graph.\r\n" );
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