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What is the horizontal asymptote of the function f(x) = 3^(x-2) +1

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If we have the following exponential function:


f(x)=3^((x-2))+1

And if we graph it using a graphing calculator as follows:

We can see that the exponential function has a horizontal asymptote for y = 1. It means that as the function tends to minus infinity, the value for the function tends to be equal to y = 1.

In summary, we can say that the horizontal asymptote of the function below is y = 1:


f(x)=3^((x-2))+1

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