\chapter{Exponentials and logarithms} \section{Graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions}
Check your understanding
Answer the questions. \begin{enumerate} \item What is the parent function for \(f(x)=3e^{-x}+4\)? \item Which of the functions \(y=e^{x-2}+2\) and \(y=\log_3(x+3)-1\) has a horizontal asymptote? \item Which of the functions \(y=3^{-x}\) and \(y=-\ln x\) has domain \((-\infty, \infty)\)? \item Which of the functions \(y=\ln x\), \(y=e^{-x}\), \(y=2^{x-1}\) is decreasing? \item Without drawing the graph, explain why \(y=e^x +1\) has no \(x\)-intercepts. \item Without drawing the graph, explain why \(y=\ln(x-1)\) has no \(y\)-intercept. \item Is the graph shown in the picture an exponential or a logarithmic function? \[\img{U3_6F22.png}{}{12em}{}\] \item What is the exact value of the \(y\)-intercept of \(y=3e^{x-2}-1\)? \item What is the exact value of the \(x\)-intercept of \(y=2\ln (x+1)+1\)? \end{enumerate}
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