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What is the y intercept of f(x)=(1/2)^x?

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Answer:

(0, 1)

Explanation:

User Yerke
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The y-intercept is at (0,1) because to get the y-intercept you just put 0 in for x. So (1/2)^0=1 because anything to the power of 0 is 1 (#^0=1). That means that when x is 0, y is 1. That is the y-intercept. Hope this helps :)
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