document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=553548>Question 553548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the x-intercept of the function f(x)=a^x+1 - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. (a, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. (-1, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. (a-1,0) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "0=a^(x+1) -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1= a^(x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since a^0=1, the exponent must be 0.  Therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x-intercept is (-1,0).\r<BR>\n" );
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