SOLUTION: Writing.. Describe the effect of different values of a on the function y = ab^x.

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Question 195453: Writing.. Describe the effect of different values of a on the function y = ab^x.
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Selecting 2 for b and 1, 2, and 4 for a, here are three graphs. You can write your own description. a = 1 is the red graph, a = 2 is the green graph, and a = 4 is the blue graph.


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