Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________________ Period: _________
9a – Attributes & Graphing Exponential
Functions
Warm up: Given the sequence, identify the following.
6,10,14,18, _______, _______, _______, … 2,6,18,54, _______, _______, _______, …
Arithmetic or Geometric? (circle one) Arithmetic or Geometric? (circle one)
Common ___________: _______ Common ___________: _______
Recursive form: ________________________ Recursive form: ________________________
Explicit Form: __________________________ Explicit Form: __________________________
- There are ____ types of exponential functions:
o Exponential ___________ and Exponential ___________.
§ Exponential ___________ approaches _____.
§ Exponential ___________ approaches _____.
- A line that a curve never touches but gets closer and closer to is called an _________________.
o Example: 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.0001, 0.00001, … gets closer and closer to ____ but never actually
equals ____. (Fun fact – this introduces a concept in Calculus called limits)
Exponential Growth Exponential Decay
Purple Green Blue Orange
Approaches: Approaches: Approaches: Approaches:
Domain: Domain: Domain: Domain:
Range: Range: Range: Range:
Asymptote: Asymptote: Asymptote: Asymptote:
Exponential Function: (the same setup as a geometric sequence)
- 𝑎 = _______________________ - 𝑏 > 1: _____________
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎(𝑏)!
- 𝑏 = _______________________ - 0 < 𝑏 < 1: _____________
Identify the y-intercept and determine if the following represent an exponential growth or decay.
1) 𝑦 = 3(4)! " $ ! # ! 4) 𝑦 = 1.5(0.2)!
2) 𝑦 = 8 9
# #
3) 𝑦 = 10 8 9 $
5) 6) 7) 8)
𝒙 𝒚 𝒙 𝒚
−2 0.16 −2 200
−1 0.8 −1 20
0 4 0 2
1 20 1 0.2
2 100 2 0.02
Find the following attributes given the exponential equation or graph.
1) 2) 3)
!
1 𝒙 𝒚
𝑓(𝑥) = 4 > ?
2 −2 0.7778
𝒙 𝒚 −1 2.3333
−2 0 7
−1 1 21
0 2 63
1
2
Growth or Decay? Growth or Decay? Growth or Decay?
y-int (initial value): y-int/Initial Value: y-int/Initial Value:
Common Ratio: Common Ratio: Common Ratio:
Equation: Domain: Equation:
Domain: Range: Domain:
Range: Asymptote: Range:
Asymptote: Asymptote:
Graph the exponential equation given the following, then identify the following attributes.
1) 𝑦 = 2! " !
2) 𝑦 = −9 8 9 $
a. Growth or Decay? (circle one)
a. Growth or Decay? (circle one)
b. Domain:
b. Domain:
c. Range:
c. Range:
d. Asymptote:
d. Asymptote:
" ! 4) 𝑓(𝑥) = 4(3)! − 8
3) 𝑓(𝑥) = 4 8#9 + 3
a. Growth or Decay? (circle one)
a. Growth or Decay? (circle one)
b. Domain:
b. Domain:
c. Range:
c. Range:
d. Asymptote:
d. Asymptote:
