Horizontal Shifts of Exponential Functions
11th Grade · Math · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe how changing the value of h in an exponential function affects its horizontal translation.
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The parent function of an exponential function is y = B^x, where B is the base.
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If the base is greater than 1, it is an exponential growth, and if the base is between 0 and 1, it is an exponential decay.
- 3
In the equation y = a * B^(x-h) + k, the 'h' value shifts the graph left or right, and the 'k' value shifts the graph up or down.
