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.

Question

Option #1: −1≤x≤0


Option #2: 1>x≥2


Option #3: 0<x<1


Option #4: −1≤x≤1

Answer 1

The correct option that shows the range of a scale factor that would produce a reduction or shrinking of a preimage is:

Option #3: 0 < x < 1

This indicates that the scale factor is positive and less than 1, which causes a reduction in size.