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This is the graph of f(x)=-2 x (1/2)^x. What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)?

This is the graph of f(x)=-2 x (1/2)^x. What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)?-example-1
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We are given the following function:


f(x)=-2((1)/(2))^x

This is a function of the form:


f(x)=a(b)^x

For this type of functions the horizontal asymptote is located at:


y=0

The graph of the function is:

This is the graph of f(x)=-2 x (1/2)^x. What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)?-example-1
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