Chapter 4 - Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions - 4.2 Exponential Functions - 4.2 Exercises - Page 432: 61

domain $(-\infty,\infty)$, range $(-1,\infty)$ See graph.

To graph function $f(x)=(\frac{1}{3})^{x+2}-1$, start from $y=(\frac{1}{3})^x$, shift the curve 2 units to the left, then shift 1 unit down. For $f(x)$, we have domain $(-\infty,\infty)$, range $(-1,\infty)$ See graph.