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Intro to Exponential Functions Activity (1)

This investigation focuses on understanding exponential functions, specifically exponential growth and decay. It includes procedures for creating tables of values, plotting graphs, and analyzing characteristics such as domain, range, and horizontal asymptotes. Follow-up questions encourage further exploration of the differences between various exponential functions using graphing tools.

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Intro to Exponential Functions Activity (1)

This investigation focuses on understanding exponential functions, specifically exponential growth and decay. It includes procedures for creating tables of values, plotting graphs, and analyzing characteristics such as domain, range, and horizontal asymptotes. Follow-up questions encourage further exploration of the differences between various exponential functions using graphing tools.

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Investigation – Introduction to Exponential Functions

This investigation will help you understand two functions:

- The Exponential Growth Function (of the form f ( x )=b x, where b>1)
- The Exponential Decay Function (of the form f ( x )=b x, where 0 < b < 1)

PROCEDURE A – Using the Exponential Growth Function f ( x )=2x , complete the following

1. Develop a table of values for your function. Be sure to choose points that will
produce a complete graph. Plot the points you have developed on the grid below.

2. What do you notice about the graph as you sub in negative values?

3. Will the graph ever touch or cross the x-axis? How do you know?

Research: What is a horizontal asymptote?

4. What is the domain and range for this function? How does this compare to your
observations?

x
1
5. Evaluate f ( 0 )for f ( x )=2x , f ( x )=3 x , f ( x )=4 x ,and f ( x )= . What can you conclude?
2
−x
1
x 1 x
Recall:
PROCEDURE B – Using the Exponential Decay Function f ( x )= , complete the following =2
2 2

1. Develop a table of values for your function. Be sure to choose points that will
produce a complete graph. Plot the points you have developed on the grid below.

2. What do you notice about the graph as you sub in positive values?

3. Will the graph ever touch or cross the x-axis? How do you know?

4. What is the domain and range for this function? How does this compare to your
observations?

x
1
5. Evaluate f ( 0 )for f ( x )=2x , f ( x )=3 x , f ( x )=4 x ,and f ( x )= . What can you conclude?
2

FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
Graph y=3x and y=2x using Desmos, what difference is there and why?

Graph y = 2-x and y= ½ x using Desmos. What do you notice and why?

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