Use the graph of the exponential function  f(x) = abx  to find the following information.   (a) Is a positive or negative? Explain. a is     because the graph is       . (b) Is b greater than or less than 1? Explain

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Use the graph of the exponential function 
f(x) = abx
 to find the following information.
 
(a)
Is a positive or negative? Explain.
a is     because the graph is       .
(b)
Is b greater than or less than 1? Explain.
b     1 because we have exponential       .
(c)
Is the graph increasing or decreasing?
increasingdecreasing    
(d)
Give the domain of the function.
[0, ∞)
(−∞, 0]
    
(−∞, 0)
(0, ∞)
(−∞, ∞)
(e)
Give the range of the function.
[0, ∞)
(−∞, 0)
    
(−∞, 0]
(0, ∞)
(−∞, ∞)
30
25
20
15
10
5.
3
-2
-1
1
3
-5
2.
Transcribed Image Text:30 25 20 15 10 5. 3 -2 -1 1 3 -5 2.
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