SOLUTION: 1) find the value of a for which the graph of y=ab^x is a horizontal line 2) find the value of b for which the graph of y=ab^x is a horizontal line. explain how you found your answ

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Question 392641: 1) find the value of a for which the graph of y=ab^x is a horizontal line 2) find the value of b for which the graph of y=ab^x is a horizontal line. explain how you found your answers
Found 2 solutions by richard1234, stanbon:
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 - if a = 0, then y = 0, which is horizontal.

2 - if b = 0, then a*b^0 = a for nonzero b. Since a is constant, the function is constant and the line is horizontal.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1) find the value of a for which the graph of y=ab^x is a horizontal line
y = 0 when a = 0
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2) find the value of b for which the graph of y=ab^x is a horizontal line.
y = 0 when b = 0
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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