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For the following exercises, use the graphs shown in Figure 13. All have the form f(x) = abx .
Which graph has the largest value for a?
Consider the exponential formula;
f(x) = abx
Where “a” is the initial value and “a” determines the y-intercept of the graph. And “b” determines whether the exponential function decrease or increase.
If 0 < b < 0, then;
The function shows exponential decay, that is, the graph decreases.
If b > 1, then;
The function shows exponential growth, that is, the graph increases.
The graph which has the largest value of “a” is determined as follows:
The graph that starts from positive x-axis and increase towards the negative x-axis are said to have larger value of “a”.
From the figure only the graph C starts from positive x-axis and increase towards the negative x-axis.
Hence, the graph C has largest value for “a”.
Hence, the graph C has largest value for “a”.