https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m How can you sketch the graph of an exponential function directly from it's equation? Sketch a reasonable graph for y = 7(2)^x. en-us 2018-02-22 14:23:42 UTC 2025-10-10 23:02:44 UTC hello@padlet.com 22pattek1 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398607 In order to make an exponential graph with an equation, you'd put in "a" as the y-intercept because it is term 0. Once you start with term 0, you'd multiply that by the multiplier given and get the next points on the graph.]]> 2018-02-26 15:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398607 22dvorap https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398627 In an exponential function equation A represents the y-intercept and b is the multiplier.]]> 2018-02-26 15:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398627 22doddm https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398748 To sketch a graph you would need to know that "a" is the y-intercept or term 0. In this case, the y-intercept is 7. To sketch a graph of an exponential function, you would also need to know that the term in the parenthesis is "b". "b" is the multiplier.]]> 2018-02-26 15:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398748 22schral https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398777 The y-intercept is 7 and from there just use the slope 2^x to make your line]]> 2018-02-26 15:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398777 22gutsma https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398779 You could put a number in for x to find out what y will be so you would then be able to graph the points you get.]]> 2018-02-26 15:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398779 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398796 To sketch a graph you must use the equation. If y=a * b (to the x power). A is the starting value or figure zero and be is the sequence's pattern or slope. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398796 22quickn https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398816 The y-intercept is 7 and use 2 as your slope. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398816 22machojo https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398981 The y-intercept is 7 and you can use that and multiply it by 2.]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398981 22sternm1 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398992 The Y intercept is the 7. Then the number 2 or the multiplier so you can use that as your slope.]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235398992 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399029 In the equation y= ab to the x, we learned that a represents the y- intersect (term 0) and b represents the multiplier that use use to find the follows terms such as 1, 2, 3, etc]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399029 22reindg https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399132 Because "a" is the starting value, on a graph it will be the y-intercept. "b" is the multiplier, so on a graph it will be the slope or pattern of growth.]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399132 22stonej https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399213 2018-02-26 15:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399213 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399357 y=a x bx can be the same thing as y=mx + b. The a and the b both equal the first term and the y int. The b and the m both equal the multiplier. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399357 22jennea https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399431 In the equation y=7(2)^x 7 represents the y-intercept or the starting point and 2 represents the increase or multiplier.]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399431 22roubir https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399481 To sketch a graph you ca use the 'a' to put a point on the 'y' axis. Then, you can substitute numbers in for 'x' and plot the points. That is how you sketch a graph from the equation ]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399481 22meunic https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399482 The starting point or y-intercept is 7 and then the growth is (2)^x. You plug a number in for x and multiply it by 7 to get the answer.]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399482 22mchugk https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399494 The exponential equation y = a (b) to the power of x allows you to find the starting value and growth rate in the table or situation. In the equation, "a" would be term zero in the case of a table. In the case of a situation, "a" would be the starting value. In the case of a graph, "a" would be the y-intercept. In the equation, "b" would equal the multiplier, or difference between terms, in case of a table. In the case of a situation, "b" would be the growth rate.]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399494 22bartej https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399613 To sketch a graph you need to know that a= the y intercept and b is the multiplier. X is the term you want to know]]> 2018-02-26 15:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399613 22beneds https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399851 Y=a * b]]> 2018-02-26 15:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235399851 22portml https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235401022 To sketch a graph you need the equation y= a times (b) to the xth power. A is the y intercept and b is the growth of the equation.]]> 2018-02-26 15:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235401022 22hempr https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235411827 It would start at seven and double each one ongoing starting at 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235411827 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235430969 The starting point/ y intercept is 7 and I would double it an x amount of times. 2 is the growth rate of the equation.If it was x^4, then I would do 7x2x2x2x2. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235430969 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235430999 For the equation y+7(2)^x 7 the y-intercept is 7 and this is the starting point, and also 2 is the starting point and it is by how much it is increasing. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235430999 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431105 To graph it use the a or 7 in this case as the y-intercept. b is your multiplier x is the term you want to know ]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431105 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431111 you can first tell the shape and direction of the graph by looking at the value of B. you already know the y intercept since it's your a value, and then you can plug in some numbers for x and connect the graph.]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431111 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431120 When you are looking at the equation "a" would be the y-intercept. "b" is the multiplier, but in the case of this equation "b" would be the growth rate.]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431120 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431156 You can sketch a graph from a exponential function by knowing the a is where the line crosses the y intercept and b is how much the line grows each time. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431156 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431211 2018-02-26 15:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431211 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431232 You can sketch this equation for your graph by having you would use 7 as your y-intercept and 2 as your multiplier. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431232 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431238 y=a*b^x]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431238 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431304 To sketch a graph you put have 'a' to go on the 'y' axis. You use 'x' to substitute numbers in. 
 ]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431304 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431324 y= a times b to the x power]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431324 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431330 The equation for an exponential graph is y=a(b)^x. In this equation, a would equal 7 because it is the y intercept. 2 would equal b because it is the multiplier and x is still the term number.]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431330 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431376 First, graph a in the equation y=a*b^x which is the starting point. B is the multiplier so it will double at the y axis as it grows by one at the x axis. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431376 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431486 The starting point is 7 so you put a dot on 7 on the y axis, then you go up 2 then over one continuosly 

]]> 2018-02-26 15:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431486 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431543 The starting point is so 7 s

]]> 2018-02-26 15:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431543 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431572 Y=a(b)^x
A is the starting point, so to graph it you would plot that point as your y-intercept. B is the growth, which you can graph like a slope by starting from your y-intercept and going up and over as your growth instructs. ]]> 2018-02-26 15:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431572 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431618 In order to sketch a graph from the equation, you need to know y=ab^. A is the starting point and b is the multiplier. A reasonable graph for the equation y=7(2)^x is we know it is increasing because it doubles each time because 2 is the multipler.]]> 2018-02-26 15:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235431618 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235432245 your y-intercept would be 7.Then I would put number in for x to complete my graph.]]> 2018-02-26 15:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235432245 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235433275 Y intercept is 7
Multiplier is 2]]> 2018-02-26 16:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235433275 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235433493 2018-02-26 16:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235433493 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623690 When you know what a is, you know where your y-intercept is. Then b is your growth, so you can use this like your slope. 

y=7(2)^x

]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623690 22wardh1 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623702 You can sketch it by knowing the equation for it... y=ab^ x. ]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623702 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623718 2018-02-26 20:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623718 22ernstj https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623726 2018-02-26 20:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623726 22gonnem https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623765 First you need to know y=ab^. The y-intercept (a) would be 7. The multiplier (b) would be 2. ]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623765 22meyera https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623784 To put an equation on to a graph what you have to do is plot a few points, and then connect.w 7 being your y-intercept for this graph and 2 being the multiplier on this graph.]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623784 22teschl https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623785 The y-intercept, or a, would be 7. The multiplier, or b, would be 2.]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623785 22vericf https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623787 a= the y-intercept, and this is your first point
b= the multiplier, you multiply your y-intercept by this to get your next point]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623787 22reussi https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623809 2018-02-26 20:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623809 22moellz https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623821 Y=a(b)^x 
a is the starting point so you plot that on the graph in this case it would be 7. then you would have be and that would be the multiplier. that would be 2 in this case]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623821 22robinr https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623826 To graph an exponential function, you need to know y=a(b)^x. For y=7(2)^x, the a value (y-int.) is 7, and the b value (multiplier) is 2.]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623826 22vanhad https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623902 7 is term zero
2 is the multiplier]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623902 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623943 The Y intercept would be 7, and the multiplier is 2.]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623943 22rahna https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623956 When working with exponential functions, we use the equation y=ab^x. A represents term zero, which is the y-intercept on a graph. B represents the multiplier, and x represents the term number. We can use this to help us graph. Here's an example.]]> 2018-02-26 20:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623956 22peachm https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623999 2018-02-26 20:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235623999 22nozarc https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624135 Then since you have your y value, you would substitute that into your equation.]]> 2018-02-26 20:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624135 22stahmh https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624183 Plug the term number in for the x in your equation and solve. The answer to this equation would be your y value for a point on the graph and your term number that you just plugged in would be your x value for your point. Keep doing this with different term numbers until you get something that looks like what is drawn below. ]]> 2018-02-26 20:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624183 22kringd https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624294 You can sketch it by putting X values into the equation and plotting the points.]]> 2018-02-26 20:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624294 22hennim https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624415 2018-02-26 20:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624415 https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624424 When you must word with exponential functions, we use the equation y=a x b^x. The a is the y intercept and the b is the multiplier.]]> 2018-02-26 20:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235624424 22stonej https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235631788 a is the y intercept, b is the multiplier(if b is 2 than the line doubles for every x) y is the value of the line and x is how far over on the x axis.]]> 2018-02-26 20:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/engelt4/eb6htccknu5m/wish/235631788