Notes Over 5.

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Graphing Exponential Functions
Graph both functions on the same graph.

1. f x   2 g x   4
x x

x y x y
 2 1/ 4  2 1 / 16
 1 1/ 2  1 1/ 4
0 1 0 1
1 2 1 4
2 4 2 16
A larger base makes it increase faster.
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Graphing Exponential Functions
Graph both functions on the same graph.

2. F x   2 Gx   4
x x

x y x y
2 4  2 16
1 2 1 4
0 1 0 1
1 1/ 2 1 1/ 4
2 1/ 4 2 1 / 16
A larger base makes it decrease faster.
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Graphing Exponential Functions
3. Compare the graphs both functions in Example 1
and 2.
F x   2  f  x
x Reflects over the y-axis

Gx   4  g  x
x Reflects over the y-axis
x
graphs of y  a , a  1
x
graphs of y  a , a  1
Domain:  ,   , 
Range: 0,  0, 
y-int: 1 1
Inc/Dec: increasing decreasing
asymp: y0 y0
Contin: continuous continuous
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Transformations of Exponential Functions
Graph the transformation of the function.
4. f x   3 x 2
4 Graph y  3 x

Move curve 2 units to the right

and 4 units up

Domain: All real numbers

Range: y4
Asymptote: y 4
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Transformations of Exponential Functions
Use the graph of f to describe the transformation that
yields the graph of g.
x x4
3 3
5. f x     , g x     3
5 5
Reflect over x-axis,
move curve 4 units to the left
and 3 units down
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Evaluating the Natural Exponential Function
Use a calculator to evaluate each expression.
1 2
6. e 7. e
2.7182818... 0.1353353...
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Graphing Natural Exponential Functions
Graph both functions on the same graph.

8. f x   2e 0.5 x
g x   2e0.5 x

x y x y
2 .736 2 5.437
1 1.213 1 3.297
0 2 0 2
1 3.297 1 1.213
2 5.437 2 .736
The first is increasing while the second is
decreasing.
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Modeling Exponential Growth
Compound Interest
nt P is initial amount
 r
A  P 1   r is the growth rate t is the time period
 n n is the number of times per year

Continuous Compounding
P is initial amount
A  Pe rt
r is the growth rate
t is the time period
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Modeling Exponential Growth
9. A customer purchases a television set for
$800 using a credit card. The interest is
charged on any unpaid balance at a rate of
18% per year compounded monthly.
monthly If the
year
customer makes no payment for one year,
how much is owed at the end of the year?
n t 1
12
 r 
.18
A  800
P 1  
 n 
12
A  8001.015   956.49
12

The customer would owe $956.49.

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Modeling Exponential Growth
.2r 15
A  15
Pe 5t
10

A  15e 1

 41
A  15e  111
2

A  15e  301
3

10. 15 monkeys were released into a reserve. If they

increase at a rate of 20% compounded continuously
continuously,
years
how many monkeys will be in the reserve in 5 years,
10 years, and 15 years?
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