SOLUTION: An exponential function is given by the equation, y= -(3)^x. What is the asymptote for the graph?

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Question 1206565: An exponential function is given by the equation, y= -(3)^x. What is the asymptote for the graph?

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y=+-%283%29%5Ex+

An asymptote is a line that the curve of a graph approaches, but never reaches. An asymptote can be a vertical line or a horizontal line.
An exponential function has a horizontal asymptote. A general equation for a horizontal line is:
y=c
The horizontal asymptote of an exponential function of the form y=a%28b%29%5Ex is the x-axis or the line y=0.
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