Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Exponential Functions - 1.4 Exercises - Page 55: 38

Answer

As the value of b increases, the magnitude of the slope increases, causing the function to become more rectangular. As the value of a increases, the slope of the function decreases, causing the function to become more linear.

Work Step by Step

First, let's take a=1 and try changing the values of b. Next, let's take b=1 and try changing the values of a.
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