document.write( "Question 1145474: Find an exponential function of the form f(x)=ba^-x+c that has the given horizontal asymptote and x and y-intercepts. y =-13; y-intercept 624; x-intercept 2 \n" ); document.write( "
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given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"f%28x%29=ba%5E%28-x%29%2Bc\"
\n" ); document.write( " horizontal asymptote: \"y+=-13\";
\n" ); document.write( "y-intercept \"624\";
\n" ); document.write( "x-intercept \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the horizontal asymptote is \"y=-13\", we know that \"c=-13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, we have: \"f%28x%29=ba%5E%28-x%29-13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the y-intercept is \"624\", f passes through (\"0\",\"624\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"624=ba%5E%28-0%29-13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"624%2B13=b%2A1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"637=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=637a%5E%28-x%29-13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the x-intercept is \"2\", f passes through (\"2\",\"0\"), so we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=637a%5E%28-2%29-13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"13=637%281%2Fa%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"13a%5E2=637\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2=637%2F13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2=637%2F13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+=+49\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=637%2A7%5E%28-x%29-13\" \r
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