Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Exponential Functions - Exercise Set - Page 449: 64

Answer

$ f(x)=e^{-x}$

Work Step by Step

The graph is above the x-axis, falls from the left to right and passes through (0,1) $\Rightarrow $ The base is less than 1, no left/right shifts. It passes through $(1,\displaystyle \frac{1}{e})$, so we assume that the base is $\displaystyle \frac{1}{e},\ f(x)=(\displaystyle \frac{1}{e})^{x}=e^{-x}$ and we check with the other points: $(\displaystyle \frac{1}{e})^{-1}=e\quad $ ... point $(-1,e)\quad $ ... OK $(\displaystyle \frac{1}{e})^{-2}=e^{2}\quad $ ... point $(-2,e^{2})\quad $ ... OK $ f(x)=e^{-x}$
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