How do you make a table to graph #y=-5^x#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-04T22:43:30

Use simple values for x #={-2,-1,0,1,2)# ...

#y(-2)=-1/(5)^2=-1/25=-0.04#

#y(-1)=-1/(5)^1=-1/5=-0.2#

#y(0)=-(5^0)=-1#

#y(1)=-(5^1)=-5#

#y(2)=-(5^2)=-25#

See the sketch for the table ...

hope that helped

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