The parabola

\[y=x^2\] is scaled vertically by a factor of

\[\dfrac{1}{10}\].
What is the equation of the new parabola?
\[y=\]

1 answer

When a parabola is scaled vertically by a factor of \(\frac{1}{10}\), it means that the \(y\)-values of the function are multiplied by \(\frac{1}{10}\).

The original equation of the parabola is:

\[ y = x^2 \]

To apply the vertical scaling, we multiply the right side of the equation by \(\frac{1}{10}\):

\[ y = \frac{1}{10} x^2 \]

Thus, the equation of the new parabola after the vertical scaling is:

\[ \boxed{y = \frac{1}{10} x^2} \]