College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 4, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Section 4.1 - Exponential Functions - 4.1 Exercises - Page 373: 32

Answer

Refer to the image below for the graph. The graph of $g(x)$ is green, the graph of the parent function is red. Domain: $(-\infty,\infty)$ Range: $(0,\infty)$ Horizontal asymptote: $y=0$

Work Step by Step

$g(x)=2^{x-3}$ RECALL: The graph of the function $f(x)=a^{x−h}$ involves a horizontal shift of $|h|$ units (to the right when $h$ is positive, to the left when $h$ is negative) of the parent function $y=a^x$. APPLY: The given function $g(x)$'s parent function is $y=2^x$. The appropriate value of $h$, therefore, is $3$. Since $h=3$, $g(x)$'s graph involves a 3-unit horizontal shift to the right of the parent function. Thus, to graph the given function, perform the following steps: (1) Graph the parent function $y=2^x$ by creating a table of values then connecting the points using a smooth curve. (refer to the attached table below, the graph is attached in the answer part above) Thus, to graph the given function, perform the following steps: (1) Graph the parent function $y=2^x$ by creating a table of values then connecting the points using a smooth curve (refer to the attached table below). (2) Draw the graph of $g(x)$ by shifting the points of the parent function 3 units to the right (refer to the attached image in the answer part above for the graph). Since $g(x)$ is an exponential function, the domain is all real numbers. Since the base of the exponent ($2$) is a positive number, the range of $g(x)$ is also all positive numbers. The horizontal asymptote of a valid exponential function $y=a^x+b$ is $y=b$. Since the function $g(x)$ has no constant ($b=0$), the horizontal asymptote is $y=0$.
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