SOLUTION: Describe the transformation for this problem. There may be more than one(max you can have with only changes to a and d are three). Given f(x) = x, describe the transformation for

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Question 1199722: Describe the transformation for this problem. There may be more than one(max you can have with only changes to a and d are three).
Given f(x) = x, describe the transformation for g(x) = -2 • f(x) - 1.
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**1. Vertical Stretch/Compression:**
* **-2 * f(x):** This part of the transformation vertically stretches the graph of f(x) by a factor of 2. The negative sign reflects the graph across the x-axis.
**2. Vertical Shift:**
* **-2 * f(x) - 1:** This part of the transformation shifts the graph of -2 * f(x) vertically downward by 1 unit.
**In summary:**
The graph of g(x) = -2 * f(x) - 1 is obtained from the graph of f(x) by:
1. **Vertically stretching** the graph by a factor of 2.
2. **Reflecting** the graph across the x-axis.
3. **Shifting** the graph 1 unit downward.