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Domain Range Intercepts and Asymptotes of Exponential Functions

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Domain, Range, Intercept, and Asymptote of Exponential Functions

A. Evaluate the following exponential functions.


1. y = 2𝑥 at x = 0, x = 1, x = 2, and x = −3
Solution:
y = 20 y = 21 y = 22 y = 2−3
1
y=1 y=2 y=4 y=8

x 0 1 2 −3
y 1 2 4 1
8

3
2. f(x) = (5)4𝑥 at x = 1, x = −1, x = 2, and x = −2

Solution:
3 3 3 3
f(1) = (5)4(1) f(−1) = (5)4(−1) f(2) = (5)4(2) f(−2) = (5)4(−2)
3 3 3 3
f(1) = (5)1 f(−1) = (5)−4 f(2) = (5)8 f(−2) = (5)−8
31 5 38 5
f(1) = 51 f(−1) = (3)4 f(2) = 58 f(−2) = (3)8
3 54 6561 58
f(1) = 5 f(−1) = 34 f(2) = 390625 f(−2) = 38
625 390625
f(−1) = f(−2) =
81 6561

x 1 −1 2 −2
y 3 625 6561 390625
5 81 390625 6561
3. g(x) = 0.2𝑥+1 at y-axis, x = 2, and x = ‒3
Solution:
g(0) = 0.20+1 g(2) = 0.22+1 g(−3) = 0.2−3+1
g(0) = 0.21 g(2) = 0.23 g(−3) = 0.2−2
g(0) = 0.2 g(2) = 0.008 g(−3) = 25

x 0 2 −3
y 0.2 0.008 25

𝑥−2
4. h(x) = √7 at x = 3, x = 4, and x = 5
Solution:
3−2 4−2 5−2
h(3) = √7 h(4) = √7 h(5) = √7
1 2 3
h(3) = √7 h(4) = √7 h(5) = √7
h(3) = √7 h(4) = 7 h(5) = 7√7

x 3 4 5
y √7 7 7 √7

Try:

5. w(x) = 82𝑥+3 at x = 0, x = 1, x = 2, x = −3, and x = −4


B. Find the domain and range of each of the following exponential
functions.
1. y = 42𝑥+5
Solution:
Domain (D): All real numbers R, (−∞, ∞), or {x│x ∈ R}
Range (R): y > 0

2. f(x) = 0.67−8𝑥 + 0.9


Solution:
Domain (D): All real numbers R, (−∞, ∞), or {x│x ∈ R}
Range (R): y > 0.9

1 1
3. g(x) = (2)3𝑥 − 3
Solution:
Domain (D): All real numbers R, (−∞, ∞), or {x│x ∈ R}
1
Range (R): y > − 3

𝑥+4
Try: 4. h(x) = √3 − √5 5. w(x) = π + 𝑒 𝑥

C. Find the y-intercept and x-intercept.


1. y = 5𝑥
Solution:
To find y-intercept, let x = 0 To find x-intercept, let y = 0
y = 50 5𝑥 = 0
y=1 There is no x-intercept
or (0,1)
2. f(x) = 6𝑥+2 − 1
Solution:
To find y-intercept, let x = 0 To find x-intercept, let y = 0
y = 6𝑥+2 – 1 6𝑥+2 – 1 = 0
y = 60+2 – 1 6𝑥+2 = 1
y = 62 – 1 6𝑥+2 = 60
y = 36 – 1 x+2=0
y = 35 x=0–2
or (0, 35) x = –2
or (–2, 0)

1
3. g(x) = 7𝑥−2 − 49

Solution:
To find y-intercept, let x = 0 To find x-intercept, let y = 0
1 1
y = 7𝑥−2 − 7𝑥−2 − =0
49 49
1 1
y = 70−2 − 7𝑥−2 =
49 49
1
y = 7−2 − 49
7𝑥−2 = 7−2
1 1
y = 49 − x − 2 = −2
49

y=0 x = −2 + 2
or (0, 0) x=0
or (0, 0)

1 1
Try: 4. h(x) = (8)𝑥 − 8 5. w(x) = 3(9)2𝑥+1 + 729
D. Find the vertical and horizontal asymptote of the following exponential
functions.
1. y = 1.27𝑥+8
Solution:
There is no vertical asymptote
Horizontal asymptote is y = 0 or x-axis

2. f(x) = 3𝑥−5 + 4
Solution:
There is no vertical asymptote
Horizontal asymptote is y = 4

6 8
3. g(x) = (7)𝑥+1 − 9
Solution:
There is no vertical asymptote
8
Horizontal asymptote is y = − 9

Try:
3𝑥−4
4. h(x) = √2 + √3 5. w(x) = 𝑒 − 𝜋 𝑥

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