SOLUTION: The question was: Sketch the graph of the function f(x)=3^(x+1). Indicate the y-intercept and the horizontal asymptote. Can anyone help? Please?

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Question 745655: The question was: Sketch the graph of the function f(x)=3^(x+1). Indicate the y-intercept and the horizontal asymptote. Can anyone help? Please?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Think what happens as x gets more and more negative. x+1 will become more and more negative. 3%5E%28x%2B1%29 will be 1%2F%283%5E%28-x%29%29, which approaches zero, because in this form, the exponent is positive and increases without bound. Horizontal asymptote is y=0.

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