document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874172>Question 874172</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Graph : y=5(2)^x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "thanks! show work please if some.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Last time i submitted it wrong, thanks for the help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #527360 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=527360\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To graph any equation, you need a set of points to plot. The more points you have, the more accurate the graph is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To plot a point, we need the x and y coordinates of it. So if x = 0 for instance, then y is...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5(2)^x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5(2)^0 ... replace x with 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 0, then y = 5 leading to the point (0,5). This point lies on the curve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now if x = 1, then...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5(2)^x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5(2)^1 ... replace x with 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 1, then y = 10 leading to the point (1,10). This point lies on the curve as well.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do this for other various values of x (x = 2, 3, 4, etc etc) to get corresponding paired values of y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will get this table\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "    <th>x</th>\r\n" );
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document.write( "    <TD >0</TD>\r\n" );
document.write( "    <TD >5</TD>\r\n" );
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document.write( "    <TD >1</TD>\r\n" );
document.write( "    <TD >10</TD>\r\n" );
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document.write( "    <TD >2</TD>\r\n" );
document.write( "    <TD >20</TD>\r\n" );
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document.write( "    <TD >3</TD>\r\n" );
document.write( "    <TD >40</TD>\r\n" );
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document.write( "    <TD >4</TD>\r\n" );
document.write( "    <TD >80</TD>\r\n" );
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document.write( "    <TD >5</TD>\r\n" );
document.write( "    <TD >160</TD>\r\n" );
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document.write( "To read this table, you just pick a row and read off the values in it in the form (x,y). Example: Pick on row 5. That has x = 5 and y = 160. So the point (5,160) lies on the curve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you have enough points (the more points, the more accurate the curve is drawn), you draw a curve through them all to complete the graph. </SPAN>\n" );
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