SOLUTION: What are the coordinates of the focal point y=3(2)(^2x+4)-5 ?

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Question 130176: What are the coordinates of the focal point y=3(2)(^2x+4)-5 ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What are the coordinates of the focal point y=3(2)^(2x+4)-5 ?
Focal point of y 2^x is (0,1)
Your function:
2x+4 = 0 when x = -2
So, 2x+4 moves (0,1) to (-2,1)
3 stretches the y-value to (-2,3)
-5 lowers the y-value to (-2,-2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.