If you vertically compress the quadratic parent function, F (x) = x^2, by multiplying by 1/4, what is the equatio of the new function?

Hello there!

When you vertically compress a quadratic equation, you are changing the y-value by making the graph appear more flat, which is why it is called a "vertical compression".

When making a vertical compression in an equation, you are performing:

b (f (x)) where b represents the value of compression.

When written this way to vertically compress the parent function, f (x) = x^2, you would write it as:

f (x) = 1/4x^2 which would be your answer.