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exponential functions

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exponential functions

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  1. exponential functions

  2. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -7 -2 -1 1 3 5 7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -3 -4 -5 0 4 6 8 -6 -7 2 We’ve looked at linear and quadratic functions, polynomial functions and rational functions. We are now going to study a new function called exponential functions. They are different than any of the other types of functions we’ve studied because the independent variable is in the exponent. Let’s look at the graph of this function by plotting some points. x 2x 38 2 4 BASE 1 2 0 1 Recall what a negative exponent means: -1 1/2 -2 1/4 -3 1/8

  3. Compare the graphs 2x, 3x , and 4x Characteristics about the Graph of an Exponential Function where a > 1 • Domain is all real number 2. Range is positive real numbers 3. There are no x intercepts because there is no x value that you can put in the function to make it = 0 What is the range of an exponential function? What is the x intercept of these exponential functions? Can you see the horizontal asymptote for these functions? What is the domain of an exponential function? What is the y intercept of these exponential functions? Are these exponential functions increasing or decreasing? 4. The y intercept is always (0,1) because a 0 = 1 5. The graph is always increasing except for 0 < a < 1. The function is decreasing. 6. The x-axis (where y = 0) is a horizontal asymptote for x - 

  4. Equations with x and y Interchanged Graph Graph y = x We have graphed and its inverse

  5. Reflected over y-axis This equation could be rewritten in a different form: So if the base of our exponential function is between 0 and 1 (which will be a fraction), the graph will be decreasing. It will have the same domain, range, intercepts, and asymptote. There are many occurrences in nature that can be modeled with an exponential function (we’ll see some of these later this chapter). To model these we need to learn about a special base.

  6. If au = av, then u = v This says that if we have exponential functions in equations and we can write both sides of the equation using the same base, we know the exponents are equal. The left hand side is 2 to the something. Can we re-write the right hand side as 2 to the something? Now we use the property above. The bases are both 2 so the exponents must be equal. We did not cancel the 2’s, We just used the property and equated the exponents. You could solve this for x now.

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