Answer:
graph g(x)=1/4 x^2 - 2
Step-by-step explanation:
You are to replace x with (1/2x) in the expression x^2-2
So you have (1/2x)^2-2
1/4 x^2-2
Graph some points for g(x)=1/4 x^2-2
The vertex is (0,-2) and the parabola is open up.
I would graph 2 more points besides the vertex
x | g(x) ordered pairs to graph
----------- (-1,-1.75) and (0,-2) and (1,-1.75)
-1 -1.75
0 -2
1 -1.75
The <u>correct answer</u> is:
As x→-∞, y→-3.
As x→∞, y→∞.
Explanation:
As our values of x get further into the negative numbers, the value of 2ˣ will approach 0. This is because raising a number to a negative exponent "flips" the number below the denominator and raises it to a power; we end up with smaller and smaller fractions, eventually so small that they nearly equal 0.
This will make the value of the function 0-3=-3.
As x gets larger and larger (towards ∞), the value of y, 2ˣ, continues to grow as well. Since it continues to grow exponentially, we say the value approaches ∞.
