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Investigating f(x) = bx
Part 1
a) Use a table of values to graph f(x) = 2x
x -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y
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d) What is the;
Part 2
x -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y
Eq'n of HA _________________________
d) What is the;
Part 4
x x x
1 1 1
Graph y , y , and y .
2 5 10
a) What are the common characteristics of
these curves?
x
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b) Predict where the graph of f(x)
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will lie relative to these curves.
Investigating f(x) =a(bx) Complete the chart and graph each function.
y 32
x
x
1
y
3
1 x
y 4
3
y 2(3) x
y 32
x
y 24
x
1 x
y 3
5
y y
30 30
20 20
10 10
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–10 –10
–20 –20
–30 –30
y y
30 30
20 20
10 10
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–10 –10
–20 –20
–30 –30
y y
30 30
20 20
10 10
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–10 –10
–20 –20
–30 –30
y y
30 30
20 20
10 10
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–10 –10
–20 –20
–30 –30
Homework:
The graphs below are in the form y = bx. Answer the following questions about each of the functions.
i) What is the value of the y–intercept?
ii) Is the function always increasing or always decreasing?
iii) Is b > 1 or is 0 < b < 1?
iv) What is the value of y when x = 1 or x = –1?
Use the information you gained in parts i) to iv) to write the equation of each function.
a) b) c) d)
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