How would you dilate f(x)= x^2 horizontally by a factor of 1/2?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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How would you dilate f(x)= x^2 horizontally by a factor of 1/2?
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would the answer not be f(x)=(x/2)^2
Because when k is less than 1 the function will stretch not compress?

 

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