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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the exponential function f(x) = a^x and it gives a graph that is descending with points passing through (-3,8) and (1,1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have f(-3) = a^-3 = 8, a = 1/2 so f(x) = 1/2 ^-x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This doesn't seem correct, can you help?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have f(-3) = a^-3 = 8, a = 1/2 so f(x) = 1/2 ^-x...CORRECT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEN (1,1) IS NOT A POINT ON IT ..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This doesn't seem correct, can you help?<BR>\n" );
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