Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.4 Exercises - Page 352: 22

Answer

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Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = {e^{ - x/2}} \cr & {\text{The function is in the form }}f\left( x \right) = {e^{ax}}{\text{ with }}a = - \frac{1}{2} < 0,{\text{ then}} \cr & {\text{the function is decreasing for all its domain.}} \cr & {\text{Making a table of values we obtain:}} \cr} $$ \[\boxed{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} x&y \\ { - 4}&{7.389} \\ { - 3}&{4.481} \\ { - 2}&{2.718} \\ { - 1}&{1.648} \\ 0&1 \\ 1&{0.606} \\ 2&{0.367} \\ 3&{0.223} \\ 4&{0.135} \end{array}}\] $$\eqalign{ & {\text{Ploting the points and joining them we obtain the following}} \cr & {\text{graph:}} \cr} $$
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