The exponential function is
.
Graph the parent function
.
The exponential function
is an increasing function.
The graph of
contains the points
.
The function
is an increasing function and the graph of
contains
the points
.
Graph:
\Draw the coordinate plane.
\Plot the points of
and connect the curve.
Replace
by
.
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Use above coordinate pairs graph the
.
Next transformation is shift upward by one unit.
\Graph the function
. \ \
Graph the function
.