Which compound inequality shows the range of a scale factor that would produce a reduction or shrinking of a preimage? Enter the number of the correct option. Option #1: −1≤x≤0 Option #2: 1>x≥2 Option #3: 0<x<1 Option #4: −1≤x≤1 (1 point) Option # shows the range of the scale factor that would produce a reduction.

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The correct option that shows the range of a scale factor producing a reduction (or shrinking) of a preimage is:

Option #3: 0 < x < 1

This option indicates that the scale factor \( x \) must be positive and less than 1, which corresponds to a shrinking transformation.