SOLUTION: Graph the function: s(t) = 1.5^t

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Question 277155: Graph the function: s(t) = 1.5^t
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This is done just like graphing any other function.

Step 1: Select some value for the independent variable, in this case .

Step 2: Substitute that value into the definition of your function and then do the arithmetic required to determine the resulting value of the function. In this case .

Step 3: Create an ordered pair consisting of the value selected in Step 1 and the value calculated in Step 2. In this case,

Step 4: Plot the point represented by the ordered pair created in Step 3 on your appropriately sized coordinate axes.

Step 5: Repeat steps 1 through 4 sufficiently often to give you a sense of the shape of the curve. In this case, I would do 5 to 7 values, 2 or 3 less than zero, zero, and 2 or 3 greater than zero. (do not select numbers that are very large since this function gets very big, very fast)

Step 6: Draw a smooth curve through your plotted points.

It should resemble:



John