Which transformation causes the described change in the graph of the function y = cos x?
the in a horizontal shrink.

the in a vertical stretch.

the transformation results in a horizontal stretch.

the in a vertical shrink.

Horizontal Shrink: y = cos 2x or if the coefficient of x is greater than 1
Vertical Stretch: y = 2 cos x or if the coefficient if cos x is greater than 1
Horizontal Stretch: y = cos (1/2) x or if the coefficient of x is less than 1
Vertical Shrink: y = (1/2) cos x or the coefficient of cos x is less than 1

The base value is 1 since it is the original coefficient of x and cos x. The values would adjust depending on the original coefficients.

The first one, i believe, would be correct. all the others have one thing in common, and that's that they have repeating numbers. in the second one, x and y have repeating 6's and 3's, and in the third, x and y have repeating 6's as well. in the last one, there are repeating 3's. the first one has no repeating numbers.