Given the function \( f(x) = \log x \), when it is replaced by \( 5.9f(x) \), we are transforming the original function to \( g(x) = 5.9 \log x \).
To analyze the effect of this transformation on the graph:
- The term \( 5.9 \) is a vertical stretch factor. It means that each output value of the original function \( f(x) \) is multiplied by 5.9. Thus, for any input \( x \), the value of \( g(x) \) will be 5.9 times greater than \( f(x) \).
Therefore, the response for the compression or stretch analysis is:
- Since this transformation increases the output values rather than decreases them, it is a vertical stretch.
For Response 1, the answer is 2 for stretched.
- In terms of the stretching factor, the graph of \( 5.9f(x) \) has been vertically stretched by a factor of 5.9 compared to the graph of \( f(x) \).
So in summary:
- Response 1: 2 (stretched)
- The graph of \( 5.9f(x) \) is vertically stretched by a factor of 5.9 compared to the graph of \( f(x) \).