The function is
.
Find the value of
.
Draw a table:
\Consider different values of
to find the corresponding values of
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Graph:
\Graph the function
and plot the coordinates.
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Observe the graph:
\The graph crosses the
axis at
, so the
-intercept is
.
The domain is all real numbers and the range is all real numbers greater than zero.
Use the graph to approximate the value of
.
The graph represents all real values of
for
.
When
, the value of
is about
.
Use a calculator to confirm this value:
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Graph of the function
is
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The
-intercept is
.
The domain is all real numbers and the range is all real numbers greater than zero.
\The value of
is
.