Graph the exponential function. f(x)= -(5/2)^x
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Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Your spreadsheet or graphing calculator can do this for you.
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If you want to do it by hand, pick a few values for x, compute the corresponding values of f(x), plot those points, and draw a smooth curve through them. You know the horizontal asymptote is y=0, and the whole graph is in the 3rd and 4th quadrants, since the exponential function has been reflected over the x-axis by the leading minus sign.
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Remember, order of operations
exponent before multiply
so 4x^5/6=4 times x^5/6
simplify the x^5/6 first
remember
![x^\frac{m}{n}=\sqrt[n]{s^m}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%5E%5Cfrac%7Bm%7D%7Bn%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5Bn%5D%7Bs%5Em%7D)
so
![x^\frac{5}{6}=\sqrt[6]{x^5}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%5E%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B6%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5B6%5D%7Bx%5E5%7D)
so
![4x^\frac{5}{6}=4\sqrt[6]{x^5}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=4x%5E%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B6%7D%3D4%5Csqrt%5B6%5D%7Bx%5E5%7D)
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exponent before multiply
so 4x^5/6=4 times x^5/6
simplify the x^5/6 first
remember
so
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