Describe the Transformation Required to Obtain the Graph of the Given

question 430

Multiple Choice

Describe the transformation required to obtain the graph of the given function from the basic trigonometric graph.
-y = 2 tan x

• A) Vertical stretch by a factor of 2
• B) Horizontal stretch by a factor of 2
• C) Vertical translation down 2 units
• D) Vertical translation up 2 units

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Definitions:

Translational

Pertaining to the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.

Posttranscriptional

Pertains to the alterations and processes that RNA molecules undergo after they are transcribed from DNA but before they are translated into proteins.

Transcriptional

Pertaining to transcription, the process by which genetic information from DNA is copied to messenger RNA.

Operon

Group of structural and regulating genes that function as a single unit.