SOLUTION: please graph y = 3^x on a grid

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Answer by jim_thompson5910(21667) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
f%28x%29=3%5Ex Start with the given expression
In order to plot an exponential function, we need to plot some points
We can start at any x value, so lets start at x=-2

f%28-2%29=3%5E-2 Plug in x=-2

f%28-2%29=0.111111111111111 Raise 3 to the negative second power to get 0.111111111111111

So when x=-2, y=0.111111111111111. So our first point is (-2,0.111111111111111)


----Now lets find another point----
f%28-1%29=3%5E-1 Plug in x=-1

f%28-1%29=0.333333333333333 Raise 3 to the negative first power to get 0.333333333333333

So when x=-1, y=0.333333333333333. So our second point is (-1,0.333333333333333)


----Now lets find another point----
f%280%29=3%5E0 Plug in x=0

f%280%29=1 Raise 3 to the zeroth power to get 1

So when x=0, y=1. So our third point is (0,1)


----Now lets find another point----
f%281%29=3%5E1 Plug in x=1

f%281%29=3 Raise 3 to the first power to get 3

So when x=1, y=3. So our fourth point is (1,3)


----Now lets find another point----
f%282%29=3%5E2 Plug in x=2

f%282%29=9 Raise 3 to the second power to get 9

So when x=2, y=9. So our fifth point is (2,9)



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Now lets make a table of the values we have calculated
xy
-20.111111111111111
-10.333333333333333
01
13
29
Now plot the points
drawing%28+900%2C+900%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C%0D%0A++grid%28+1+%29%2Ccircle%28-2%2C0.111111111111111%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-2%2C0.111111111111111%2C0.08%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-1%2C0.333333333333333%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-1%2C0.333333333333333%2C0.08%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%280%2C1%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%280%2C1%2C0.08%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%281%2C3%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%281%2C3%2C0.08%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%282%2C9%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%282%2C9%2C0.08%29%29


Connect the points to form the graph y=3%5Ex
drawing%28+900%2C+900%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C%0D%0Agrid%28+1+%29%2C%0D%0Agraph%28+900%2C+900%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+3%5Ex%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-2%2C0.111111111111111%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-2%2C0.111111111111111%2C0.08%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-1%2C0.333333333333333%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-1%2C0.333333333333333%2C0.08%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%280%2C1%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%280%2C1%2C0.08%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%281%2C3%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%281%2C3%2C0.08%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%282%2C9%2C0.05%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%282%2C9%2C0.08%29%29 Graph of y=3%5Ex through the points solved for earlier