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    Compression by a factor of ? | 
  2001-01-12 | 
   
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  From Wayne: Given an equation like y = (1/2) (x-3)2 + 6, when describing the distortion from the base curve y = x2 is it correct to say there is a vertical compression by a factor of 2, or by a factor of 1/2 ? Which is more correct? I have seen both versions in different high school texts, and I am now unsure which is more correct.  Answered by Harley Weston. | 
   
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