Fill in Each Blank with the Appropriate Response $y = - 3 x ^ { 2 }$

question 20

Multiple Choice

Fill in each blank with the appropriate response.
-The graph of $y = - 3 x ^ { 2 }$ can be obtained from the graph of $y = x ^ { 2 }$ by vertically stretching by a factor ofــــــــ and reflecting across the ــــــــــ-axis.

• A) \(3 ; x\)
• B) \(- 3 ; y\)
• C) \(3 ; y\)
• D) \(- 3 ; x\)

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