How do you graph $y=\frac{1}{2} \cdot 4^x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-11-06T16:57:02

Step 1: Sketch the graph of $y=4^x$ . (Since its base is greater than 1, its graph is increasing.)

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Step 2 Vertically shrink the graph in Step 1 by a factor of $2$ .

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The graph in solid blue is the graph of $y=1/2cdot 4^x$ .

I hope that this was helpful.

How do you graph y=\frac{1}{2} \cdot 4^xy=\frac{1}{2} \cdot 4^x?