SOLUTION: Hello, i was just wondering if you could help me find out how to graph the function Y= -1.7(8)^x.

Question 715651: Hello, i was just wondering if you could help me find out how to graph the function Y= -1.7(8)^x.
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One option is to build a table of values (pick a value for x and find its y and repeat), plot the points and then "connect the dots" with a smooth curve.

Another option, if you're just looking for just a pretty good sketch, is use use your knowledge of how exponential functions look in general and how transformations work. The graph of looks like most exponential functions. The "8", compared to smaller numbers, just makes it shoot up faster on the right and approach the x-axis faster on the left. (Note: On all of the graphs below, it looks like the graph touches the x-axis. This is just a flaw in Algebra.com's graphing software. None of these graphs actually touch the x-axis because the y-coordinates can never be zero. The graphs should look like they approach the negative (left) part of the x-axis as an asymptote.)

The graph of is the same except the "-" reflects the graph about the x-axis:

The graph of is the same as the previous graph "1.7" stretches the graph vertically:

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