How do you graph $y=(\frac{1}{5})^x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-11-12T03:27:39

By rewriting a bit,

$y=(1/5)^x=5^{-x}$

Step 1: Sketch the graph of $y=5^x$ .

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Step 2: Sketch the graph of $y=5^{-x}$ by reflecting the graph in Step 1 about the $y$ -axis.

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I hope that this was helpful.

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