True or false the base of an exponential function can only be a positive number

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True or false the base of an exponential function can only be a positive number

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An exponential function can be expressed as:

y(x)=a^x

There is no restriction upon the value of a, so it can be a negative number.

So the statement is FALSE.

Steven Miller answered Feb 9, 2018

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it is true - APEX rate 5 stars thanks

Silvio answered Feb 13, 2018

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