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What does a steeper slope in the graph of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx indicate?

A larger value for bbb, indicating faster exponential growth.

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What does a steeper slope in the graph of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx indicate?

A larger value for bbb, indicating faster exponential growth.

How does a horizontal shift affect the y-intercept of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx?

A leftward shift increases the y-intercept, while a rightward shift decreases it.

What does a reflection over the y-axis do to the graph of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx?

It transforms the graph into that of f(x)=(1/b)xf(x) = (1/b)^xf(x)=(1/b)x, changing growth to decay.

How does vertical dilation affect the y-intercept of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx?

It multiplies the y-intercept by the dilation factor.

How does horizontal dilation affect the graph of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx?

It changes the rate of growth/decay; a compression increases the rate, and a stretch decreases it.

What does the graph of f(x)=b−xf(x) = b^{-x}f(x)=b−x look like?

It is a decreasing exponential function, decaying towards zero as x increases.

What does the graph of f(x)=bx+kf(x) = b^{x+k}f(x)=bx+k look like?

It is the graph of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx shifted horizontally by k units.

What does the graph of f(x)=abxf(x) = ab^xf(x)=abx look like?

It is the graph of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx vertically stretched by a factor of a.

What does the graph of f(x)=(bc)xf(x) = (b^c)^xf(x)=(bc)x look like?

It is the graph of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx horizontally compressed by a factor of c.

What does the graph of f(x)=−bxf(x) = -b^xf(x)=−bx look like?

It is the graph of f(x)=bxf(x) = b^xf(x)=bx reflected about the x-axis.

Simplify 2^{2x} * 2^{x-1}.

Add the exponents: 2^{2x + (x-1)} = 2^{3x-1}.

Simplify (4x+1)2(4^{x+1})^2(4x+1)2.

Multiply the exponents: 4^{2(x+1)} = 4^{2x+2}.

Simplify 5^{-x}.

Use the negative exponent property: 5^{-x} = \frac{1}{5^x}.

Evaluate 9^{1/2}.

Find the square root: 9^{1/2} = \sqrt{9} = 3.

Rewrite f(x)=3x−2f(x) = 3^{x-2}f(x)=3x−2 in the form acdot3xa cdot 3^xacdot3x.

Use the product property: 3^{x-2} = 3^x cdot 3^{-2} = \frac{1}{9} cdot 3^x.

Rewrite g(x)=163xg(x) = 16^{3x}g(x)=163x in the form axa^xax.

Use the power property: 16^{3x} = (16^3)^x = 4096^x.

Describe the transformation from y=2xy = 2^xy=2x to y=2x+3y = 2^{x+3}y=2x+3.

Horizontal translation 3 units to the left.

Describe the transformation from y=3xy = 3^xy=3x to y=2cdot3xy = 2 cdot 3^xy=2cdot3x.

Vertical stretch by a factor of 2.

Describe the transformation from y=4xy = 4^xy=4x to y=4−xy = 4^{-x}y=4−x.

Reflection over the y-axis.

Describe the transformation from y=5xy = 5^xy=5x to y=(1/5)xy = (1/5)^xy=(1/5)x.

Reflection over the y-axis.

Product property formula.

bm∗bn=bm+nb^m * b^n = b^{m+n}bm∗bn=bm+n

Power property formula.

(bm)n=bmn(b^m)^n = b^{mn}(bm)n=bmn

Negative exponent property formula.

b−n=1bnb^{-n} = \frac{1}{b^n}b−n=bn1​

Exponential unit fraction formula.

b1k=bkb^{\frac{1}{k}} = \sqrt[k]{b}bk1​=kb​

Formula for horizontal translation of k units to the left.

f(x+k)f(x+k)f(x+k)

Formula for horizontal translation of k units to the right.

f(x−k)f(x-k)f(x−k)

Formula for vertical dilation by a factor of a.

a∗f(x)a*f(x)a∗f(x)

Formula for horizontal dilation by a factor of c.

f(cx)f(cx)f(cx)

Formula for reflection about the y-axis.

f(−x)f(-x)f(−x)

Formula for reflection about the x-axis.

−f(x)-f(x)−f(x)