EXPONENTIAL

FUNCTION
(GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS)

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Lesson Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
• represent real-life situations using exponential
functions.
• distinguish between exponential function, exponential
equation, and exponential inequality
• Analyze the graphs of exponential functions

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Focus Questions:
1. What is an exponential function?
2. How is exponential function applied in daily
life?

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An EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION can be
written as
Where b>0, b1, and x is any real number

In the equation f(x) = bx, b is a constant

called the base and x is an independent
variable called exponent.

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DRILL: Review of some basic rules involving exponents

Evaluate the following equations. ( in worksheet4)
 

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PROPERTIES OF EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND THEIR

 

GRAPHS.
1. The domain is the set f real numbers (-).
2. The range is the set of positive real numbers (0, ).
3. If b>1, f is an increasing exponential function. If 0<b<1, f is a
decreasing exponential function.
4. The function passes through the point (0,1) because f(0)=b0=
1.
5. The graph approaches but does not reach the x-axis. The x-axis
is the horizontal asymptote.
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(GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS)
Analyze the graph of the exponential function f(x)=2 x and other
exponential functions related to it. Observe the changes that
happen among the graphs and describe the trends.

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 Observe
the table of values formed by evaluating the functions.
EXAMPLE1 y=bx y=bx+c

See the graphs of the functions in the next slide.

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Note the graph color that

corresponds to the given
equation.

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EXAMPLE2
 
y=bx + c

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EXAMPLE 3
 
y=bx

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EXAMPLE4 y=bx

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EXAMPLE5 y = cbx

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TRANSFORMATIONS INVOLVING EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS

EQUATION TRANSFORMATION DESCRIPTION

f(x) = b x+c Horizontal

translation
Shifts the graph of f(x)=bx c units to the left of c>0
Shifts the graph of f(x)=bx c units to the right of c<0

Vertical Stretches the graph of f(x)=bx vertically if c>0

f(x) = cb x
stretching or Shrinks the graph of f(x)=bx vertically if c<0
shrinking

f(x) = -b x Reflection Reflects the graph of f(x)=bx about the x-axis

Reflection Reflects the graph of f(x)=bx about the y-axis

f(x) = b -x

Vertical Shifts the graph of f(x)=bx c units upward if c>0

f(x) = b + c x
translation Shifts the graph of f(x)=bx c units downward if c>0

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Without graphing, describe the graphs of the indicated functions

from the given function:
Given: f(x)= 3x Transformation
f(x)= 3 x+1

f(x)= 3x – 2
f(x)= 3x+1 –2 Shifts the graph 1 unit to the left and 2 units downward
f(x)= 2•3x
f(x)= -3x

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Watch the following videos about EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS,

EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sX09YkfYDo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnOwrj8OvYI

Solving exponential equations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tutJ5xrRwg

Graphing Exponential Functions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxq21ZbpcO4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNUvePqFCzo

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