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MCR3U Unit 3: Exponential Functions Assignment - COMMUNICATION

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COMMUNICATION (16 marks)

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1. For the function 𝑔(𝑥) = 5𝑥+5 + 7
2
𝑥 𝑘(𝑥−𝑑)
a) State the parent function in the form 𝐵 and express the function in the form 𝑎 · (𝐵 ) + 𝑐.
[ /1COM]
𝑥
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 .
−(5𝑥+5)

✅
𝑔(𝑥) = (− 28)(2 ) +7
−5(𝑥+1)
=− 28(2 ) +7

b) State the transformations of g(x) in proper order from the parent function. [ /3COM]
𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 28 ✅
𝐻𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
𝐻𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 1/5 ✅
𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 7 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑝
𝐻𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 1 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 ✅
𝑥
c) Express the function in the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑐 [ /2COM]
−5(𝑥+1)
𝑦 =− 28(2 )+ 7
−5 𝑥+1

✅
=− 28[(2 ) ] +7
1 𝑥+1
=− 28[( 32 ) ] + 7
1 1 𝑥
=− 28[( 32 )( 32 ) ] +7
28 1 𝑥
=− ( 32 ) + 7
✅
32
7 1 𝑥
=− 8
( 32 ) + 7

d) Determine the any asymptotes and state whether the function is an example of exponential growth or
decay [ /1COM]

✅
𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 7 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑝, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑦 = 7.
1 7
𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 0 < 𝑏 = 32 < 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 =− 8 < 0, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ.

e) Determine the domain and range of the function. [ /1COM]

𝐷𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛: {𝑥ϵ𝑅}
𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒: {𝑦ϵ𝑅 | 𝑦 < 7} ✅
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f) Calculate the x-intercept and y-intercept, then sketch the function. [ /3COM]

Label the x-intercept: (-0.6, 0) ✅ ✅

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑔(𝑥) = 0
7 1 𝑥
0 =− 8
( 32 ) + 7
7 1 𝑥
− 7 =− 8
( 32 )
1 𝑥
8 = ( 32 )
3 1
2 = 5𝑥
2
3 −5𝑥
2 =2
3 =− 5𝑥
3

✅
𝑥 =− 5
Label the y intercepts: (0,6.125)
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑥 = 0
7 1 0
𝑔(0) =− 8
( 32 ) + 7

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7
𝑔(0) =− 8
(1) + 7
7
𝑔(0) =− 8
+ 7
1
𝑔(0) = 6 8

2. Overall communication rubric for the test.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

2.5/5 3/5 3.5/5 4/5 4.5/5 5/5

Conventions, Conventions, Conventions, Conventions,

vocabulary, and vocabulary, and vocabulary, and vocabulary, and
terminology are used terminology are used terminology are used terminology are used
with limited with some with considerable with a high degree of
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness

Examples:

● Good conventions such as aligning equation signs

● Clearly showing your steps
● Writing a concluding sentence at the end with vocabulary used in class

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