Diocese of Imus Catholic Educational System, Inc.

Office of the Superintendent of the Diocesan Schools

Office of Curriculum and Instruction
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: _______________________________ Expert Teacher: ___________________ Quarter: 2 Act. #: 11

Grade/Year & Section: ____________________ Subject: Mathematics 10 Date: ________________
Please check the box for the type of the activity:
Concept Notes Illustrations/Examples Seat work Written Work (Pls. Specify WW: __________
Quiz Performance Task Meaning-making Activity Others: _________________
Activity Title: Exponential Functions (Characteristics)
Learning Target/Competency: The learners will describe some properties and the trend of the graph of
exponential function.
Values/Graduate Attributes: The learners will become responsible and wise decision maker.
Reference(s) & Author(s): Advanced Algebra, Statistics and Trigonometry Page(s) No. 326
I. Concept/Digest
x x
The exponential function f with base b is defined by f (x )=b or y=b where b>0 ,
b ¹1 and x is any real number.
x
*Characteristics of Exponential Functions of the Form f (x )=b
y 1. The Domain of f (x ) : (-¥ ,¥ ) . The Range of f (x ) :
(0 , ¥ )
2. The y-intercept is 1.
b>1
3. If b>1 , goes up to the right, increasing function.
0<b<1 4. If 0<b <1 , goes down to the right, decreasing function.

II. EXAMPLE
x Graph
a. f(x) = 2 x
b. f(x) = (1/2)x

x f(x) x f(x)
-2 ¼ -2 4
-1 ½ -1 2
0 1 0 1
1 2 1 ½
2 4 2 ¼

The graph shows that the properties of graph a and b are the same except graph b is decreasing
since b<1.
a. b.
The domain is the set of all real numbers The domain is the set of all real numbers
The range is the set of all positive real numbers. The range is the set of all positive real
numbers.
The y-intercept is 1. The y-intercept is 1.
The graph is increasing since b>0. The graph is decreasing since b>0 but <1
III. EXERCISES
Without graphing, determine whether each function is increasing or decreasing and find the y-
intercept.
1. y=5x 2. y=(1/5)x 3. y=(3/2)x 4. y=0.9x 5. y=(√2)x 6. y=3x-1 7. y=2x +1