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Describe how to obtain the graph of the given monomial function from the graph of g(x) = xn with the same power n.
-$$f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x ^ { 7 }$$
A) Vertically shrink by a factor of $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$, and then reflect across $x$-axis
B) Vertically shrink by a factor of $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
C) Vertically stretch by a factor of 2
D) Horizontally shrink by a factor of $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$

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The graph of $f(x) = \frac{1}{2}x^7$ can be obtained from the graph of $g(x) = x^n$ (with $n = 7$) by vertically shrinking it by a factor of $\frac{1}{2}$, without any reflection or horizontal transformations.

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