SOLUTION: Hi there, Could you please help me solve the following Exponential functions question? I was going through my notes and examples and although I was able to solve every other homew

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Question 186385: Hi there, Could you please help me solve the following Exponential functions question?
I was going through my notes and examples and although I was able to solve every other homework question, this is the only one that I didnt know how to solve. I was hoping if someone could help me out with it.
State the equation of the exponential function that has the following features. (2 marks)
i) It has the x-axis as an asymptote.
ii) It passes through (0,-1), (-1,-3), and (-2,-9).

Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Looking at the given points, you can see powers of 3 in the y values.
How about
y+=+-%281%2F%283%5Ex%29%29
As x becomes positive, the result approaches y=0 from below.