SOLUTION: Find an exponential function of the form f(x)=ba^x + c with y-intercept 2, horizontal asymptote y=-2, that passes through the point P(1,4). Thank you for helping me.

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Question 45034This question is from textbook Algebra and trigonometry with analytic geometry
: Find an exponential function of the form f(x)=ba^x + c with y-intercept 2, horizontal asymptote y=-2, that passes through the point P(1,4).
Thank you for helping me. This question is from textbook Algebra and trigonometry with analytic geometry

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Two Points: (0,2) and (1,4)
f(x) = ba^x - 2
2 = ba^0 - 2
4 = b
f(x) = 4a^x - 2
4 = 4a^1 - 2
1.5 = a
f(x) = 4(1.5)^x - 2
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