document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148543>Question 1148543</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the exponential function <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=Ca^x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " whose graph goes through the points <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,2)and (3,16). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the two given points in the general form of the equation....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) 2 = Ca^0 = C*1 = C; so C=2.  Then<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) 16 = Ca^3 = 2a^3; so a^3 = 8; a = 2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: C=2; a=2; f(x) = 2(2^x)<br><BR>\n" );
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