Given:
[tex]f(x)=x^2[/tex]
Let's find g(x).
From the given graph, we can see the graph of g(x) is compressed horizontally from f(x).
Thus, to find g(x) aply the transformation rules for function.
We have:
Horizontal compression of b units ==> f(bx)
Given the point on g(x):
(x, y) ==> (2, 12)
Let's solve for the value of the compressed factor.
We have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 12=b(2)^2 \\ \\ 12=b4 \\ \\ \text{Divide both sides by 4:} \\ \frac{12}{4}=\frac{b4}{4} \\ \\ 3=b \\ \\ b=3 \end{gathered}[/tex]
This means the graph of f(x) was compressed horizontally by a factor of 3 to get g(x).
Thus, to write the function for g(x), we have:
[tex]g(x)=3x^2[/tex]
ANSWER:
[tex]D\text{.}g(x)=3x^2[/tex]
