Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 4 - Section 4.1 - Exponential Functions - 4.1 Exercises - Page 337: 44

Answer

Please see the table, graph, and explanations below.

Work Step by Step

1. We first calculate the values of $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ at $x=0,1,2,3,4,6,8,10$ as shown in the table. Clearly, it can be seen that $g(x)$ increases faster when x value goes higher. 2. We now plot both $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ on the same set of axes. Visually we can see that $g(x)=4^x$ increases sharply when $x$ value exceeds $5$, while $f(x)=x^4$ has a lower rate of increase compared to that of the $g(x)$.
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