Question

Which function represents a vertical stretch of an exponential function?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. $f(x)=3(\frac{1}{2})^x$

Step-by-step explanation:

The options are:

$A. f(x)=3(\frac{1}{2})^x\\\\B. f(x)=\frac{1}{2}(3)^x\\\\C. f(x)=(3)^{2x}\\\\ D. f(x)=3^{(\frac{1}{2}x)}$

For this exercise it is important to remember that, by definition, the Exponential parent functions have the form shown below:

$f(x) = a^x$

Where "a" is the base.

There are several transformations for a function f(x), some of those transformations are shown below:

1. If  $bf(x)$ and  $b>1$, then the function is stretched vertically by a factor of "b".

2. If   $bf(x)$  and $0$, then the function is  compressed vertically by a factor of "b"

Therefore, based on the information given above, you can identify that the function that represents a vertical stretch of an Exponential function, is the one given in the Option A. This is:

$f(x)=3(\frac{1}{2})^x$

Where the factor is:

$b=3$

And $3>1$

Answer 2

Answer:

A.

Step-by-step explanation: