Grade 11 Finding Equations of Exponential Functions
Grade 11 Finding Equations of Exponential Functions
of exponential
functions
When you are finding the equation of an exponential function they will always need to give you th
BASE
equation
Usually they will only ask you to find 2 of the 4 unknowns – so they will provide you with the othe
Determine the values of and if the following sketch shows the graph of
𝑦
Fill in what you know
𝑥− 3
𝑦 =2. 𝑏 +𝑞
𝑥− 3
𝑦 =2. 𝑏 +𝑞
𝑥
𝟑−3 0
−𝟒=2. 𝑏 +𝑞
−6=𝑞
𝑥− 3
𝑦 =2. 𝑏 −𝟔
4 −3
0=2. 𝑏 − 𝟔 (4 ; 0)
4 −3
6=2. 𝑏
3=𝑏
𝑥−3
𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =2. 3 − 6
𝑦
Fill in what you know
𝑥+1
𝑦 =𝑎 . 2 +𝑞
𝟎+1
− 𝟒= 𝑎 . 2 +𝑞 (0 ; − 4)
𝑥
−𝟒=𝟐 𝒂+𝒒
0
𝑥+1
𝑦 =𝑎 . 2 +𝑞
𝟏 +1
𝟎=𝑎 .2 + 𝑞(1 ; 0)
𝒒=− 𝟒 𝒂
−𝟒=𝟐 𝒂+(−𝟒 𝒂)
−𝟒=− 𝟐 𝒂
𝟐=𝒂
𝒒=− 𝟒(𝟐)
𝒒=− 𝟖
𝑥+1
𝑦 =2. 2 −8
𝑎 ¿ 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡h𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑞 .
𝑥+1
𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=2 +𝑞
𝒚 =𝟒
Graph is going through the origin, therefore sub in point (0;0)
𝑥+1
𝑦 =2 +𝑞
0+1
0=2 +𝑞
−𝟐=𝒒 𝒚 =−𝟐
𝑏 ¿ 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓 .
( − ∞ ; 𝟒 ) 𝒚 <𝟒
𝑐 ¿ 𝐷𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑡h𝑒 𝑐𝑜− 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑓 𝐴.
𝑥+1 𝑥
2 +2 = 4+ 2
𝑥 𝒚 =𝟒
2 (2+1)=6
𝑥
2 =2
𝑥=1
𝑦 =2
𝐴=(1 ; 2) 𝒚 =−𝟐
𝒚 =−𝟐
∴ 𝑎𝑡 𝐷 : 𝑥=−1
Sub into both and
𝑥 𝑥+1
𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =− 2 + 4 𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=2 −2
−1 − 1+1
𝑓 ( − 1 )= − 2 + 4 𝑔 ( − 1 )=2 −2
1 𝑔 ( − 1 )=− 2
𝑓 ( −1 )=3
2
OD = 5 units
𝑥 𝑥+1
𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =− 2 + 4 𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=2 −2
Shifted 2 units up
𝒚 =−𝟐
𝑥
𝑦 =2 − 2
𝑥< 0 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 >2