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Graphing Exponential Function Notes

The document discusses graphing three exponential functions: y = 2^x, y = 3(2^x), and y = 0.4(2^x). It provides the steps to graph each function by calculating y-values for sample x-values and plotting the points. It then analyzes the graphs, noting similarities like all being increasing functions over the real numbers, and differences like having different y-intercepts and not intersecting. A second set of exponential graphs is then introduced and similarly graphed and analyzed.

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Graphing Exponential Function Notes

The document discusses graphing three exponential functions: y = 2^x, y = 3(2^x), and y = 0.4(2^x). It provides the steps to graph each function by calculating y-values for sample x-values and plotting the points. It then analyzes the graphs, noting similarities like all being increasing functions over the real numbers, and differences like having different y-intercepts and not intersecting. A second set of exponential graphs is then introduced and similarly graphed and analyzed.

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Graphing Exponential Function

Exercises:

1. Graph the following exponential functions in one Cartesian plane and write your
observations about the graph of three exponential functions.
a. y = 2^x
b. y = 3 (2^x)
c. y = 0.4 (2^x)

A. Solve the values of “y” and input the values on the table below:

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y = 2^x 1 1 1 1 2 4 8
8 4 2
y = 3 (2^x) 3 3 3 3 6 12 24
8 4 2
y = 0.4(2^x) 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.2

(Insert your graph here)


B. Observations

 Similarities
 The domain for each example are all real numbers.
 The range for each example are all positive numbers.
 Each graph goes upwards as it goes from left to right making it an increasing function.

 Differences
 Each graph passes through different points which are (0,1), (0,3), (0, 0.4).
 Each graph does not intersect with each other and they only go to one direction.

C. Solutions of part “A”


2. Graph the following exponential functions in one Cartesian plane and write your observations
about the graph of three exponential functions.
a. y = 2^x
b. y = (2^x) - 3
c. y = (2^x) + 1

A. Solve the values of “y” and input the values on the table below:

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

y = 2^x 1 1 1 1 2 4 8
8 4 2

y = (2^x) - 3 −2.875 −2.75 −2.5 −2 −1 1 5

y = (2^x) + 1 1.125 1.25 1.5 2 3 5 9

(Insert your graph here)


B. Observations
 Similarities
 The domain for each example are all real numbers
 Each graph goes upwards as it goes from left to right making it an increasing function.

 Differences
 The range of one of the examples are negative
 One of the graph passes through two points.

C. Solutions of part “A”

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