Exercise 26 Page 278

Make a table to find ordered pairs. Then, plot and connect the points with a smooth curve.

Graph:

Comparison with the parent function: Reflection across the x-axis.
Domain: All real numbers
Range: y<0

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To graph the given exponential function, we will first make a table of values.

x	-4^x	f(x)=-4^x
- 2	-4^(-2)	-0.0625
-1	-4^(-1)	-0.25
0	-4^0	-1
1	-4^1	-4

Let's now plot and connect the points ( - 2, -0.0625), ( -1, -0.25), ( 0, -1), and ( 1, -4) with a smooth curve.

We can see in the graph that the range is all real numbers less than zero. The domain of exponential functions is all real numbers. Let's compare the graph of f with the graph of its parent function, g(x)=4^x.

As we can see, the graph of f is a reflection across the x-axis of the graph of g.

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Communicate Your Answer p.273

Monitoring Progress p.274-277

Exercises p.278-280

Exercise 26 Page 278

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