Explain why the following is a relation

Given the parent function of [tex]f(x)=x^4[/tex], what change will occur when the function is changed to [tex]f(\frac{1}{2} x)[/tex]?

The equation respenting the left table is

The following graph shows the consumer price index (cpi) for a fictional country from 1970 to 1980? a.) 1976 - 1978b.) 1972 - 1974c.) 1974 - 1976d.) 1978 - 1980