Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Exponential Functions - Exercise Set - Page 451: 91

Answer

$ a.\displaystyle \quad y=(\frac{1}{3})^{x}$ $ b.\displaystyle \quad y=(\frac{1}{5})^{x}$ $ c.\quad y=5^{x}$ $ d.\quad y=3^{x}$

Work Step by Step

The always rising graphs (c and d) are graphs of the functions with bases greater than 1. The greater the base, the steeper the rise after crossing the y-axis. So, $(c)$ is $ 5^{x},\ \quad(d)$ is $3^{x}.$ $ a $ is the reflection (about the y-axis) of $ d $, so it is the graph of $3^{-x}=(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3})^{x}.$ $ b $ is the reflection (about the y-axis) of $ c $, so it is the graph of $5^{-x}=(\displaystyle \frac{1}{5})^{x}.$ $ a.\displaystyle \quad y=(\frac{1}{3})^{x}$ $ b.\displaystyle \quad y=(\frac{1}{5})^{x}$ $ c.\quad y=5^{x}$ $ d.\quad y=3^{x}$
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