Question

Given the following table and graph write the equation to represent the exponential function.

Answer 1

Answer:

The exponential equation is y = -2×(1/2)^x

Step-by-step explanation:

Ok we have a couple things to note here:

1) The horizontal asymptote of the function is the x axis (always nice)

2) At x=0, y=-2 (i.e, this function will be multiplied by -2 bc the exponent part will transform into one at x=0)

3) Then we need to ascertain the base of the exponential. Based on the facts that at x=1, y=-1 and the "a-value" is -2, we can set up an equation to find b:

y=a×b^x----> -1 = (-2)(b) ------> b=1/2

Therefore, the exponential equation is y = -2×(1/2)^x

Test:

At x = 0, y= -2

At x = -1, y = (-2)*(1/2)^-1 = (-2)*2 = -4

At x=2, y = (-2)*(1/2)^2= (-2)*(1/4) = -1/2

Thus we can be quite certain that this is correct