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Consider the functions g(x) = a^x and its reflection in the y-axis, h(x). Point A is (-3; 27/8) and point B is the y-intercept of g(x). Find the coordinates of B, the value of a, the equation of h(x),
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22 stepsPart 5
Part 5.1
Write down the coordinates of B.
Identify B as the y-intercept.
The y-intercept occurs when .
Substitute into the function .
The coordinates of B are .
Part 5.2
Determine the value of .
Use the given point which lies on .
Substitute the coordinates of A into the equation:
Solve for .
The value of is .
Part 5.3
Determine the equation of if is the reflection of in the y-axis.
Understand reflection in the y-axis.
A reflection in the y-axis means replacing with in the function's equation.
Apply the reflection to .
The equation of is .
Part 5.4
Write down the equation of , the inverse of , in the form .
Start with the equation of and replace with .
Swap and to find the inverse.
Solve for by converting the exponential equation to logarithmic form.
The equation of is .
Part 5.5
For which values of will ?
Set up the inequality using the inverse function.
Convert the logarithmic inequality to an exponential inequality.
Since the base , the inequality direction remains the same.
Consider the domain of the logarithmic function.
For , the domain requires .
Combining the conditions, .
The values of are .
Part 5.6
Write down the domain of .
Recall the domain of .
The domain of is .
Apply the domain restriction to the argument of .
For , the expression inside the logarithm, , must be greater than 0.
The domain of is .
Part 6
The function is defined by .
Part 6.1
Write down the value of .
Identify the relationship between the range and the horizontal asymptote.
For a hyperbola , the horizontal asymptote is . The range is .
Use the given range.
The range of is .
Therefore, .
The value of is .
Part 6.2
Calculate the values of and .
Use the horizontal asymptote to update the function.
From 6.1, , so .
Use the axis of symmetry to find .
The vertical asymptote is . The point of intersection of the asymptotes is , which is .
The axes of symmetry pass through this point. The given axis of symmetry is .
Substitute into :Use the point the graph passes through to find .
Now the function is .
The graph passes through . Substitute this point into the function:The values are .
Part 6.3· 3 steps
Sketch a neat graph of this function. Your graph must include the intercepts with the axes and asymptotes if any.
Identify the asymptotes.
From :
Vertical asymptote: .
Horizontal asymptote: .Determine the intercepts.
Y-intercept (set ):
The y-intercept is .
X-intercept (set ):The x-intercept is .
Sketch the graph.
Plot the vertical asymptote and the horizontal asymptote .
Plot the intercepts and .
Draw the two branches of the hyperbola, approaching the asymptotes and passing through the intercepts.graph TD A[Start] --> B{Plot Asymptotes}; B --> C[Vertical: x=1]; B --> D[Horizontal: y=2]; B --> E{Find Intercepts}; E --> F[Y-intercept: (0, -4)]; E --> G[X-intercept: (-2, 0)]; E --> H{Sketch Hyperbola Branches}; H --> I[Pass through intercepts]; H --> J[Approach asymptotes]; J --> K[End]; style A fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style B fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style C fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style D fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style E fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style F fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style G fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style H fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style I fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style J fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style K fill:#fff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2pxThe graph should look like this:
(Due to text-based format, I cannot draw the graph directly. Please sketch it on graph paper using the information above.)
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