How would you do a horizontal dilation for f(x)=x^2. The scale factor is 1/2.

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How would you do a horizontal dilation for f(x)=x^2. The scale factor is 1/2.
is it f(x)=(x/2)^2

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for this is it f(x)=(x/2)^2 woud this be the result of the function being dilated horizontally by a scale factor of 2?

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