Ch 8: Exponents F) Graphing Exponential Functions Objective: To graph exponential functions

Exponential Function An equation in the form: y = bg x Definitions Rules Note: The direction of the graph should be as follows: 1) Plug in values for “x” (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) and solve for “y” g > 10 < g < 1 updown 2) Plot the points and draw a curve through them.

Graph Example 1

Graph b = 10 g = 0.8 decreasing y-int. Example 2

Graph b = 5 g = 1.2 increasing y-int. Example 3

Graph b = 50 g = 0.6 decreasing Example 4

Classwork 1)2)Graph y = 3 x Graph y = 2(3) x

Classwork 3)4)Graph y = 2( ) x Graph y = 3( ) x