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What is the maximum y?

What is the maximum y?-example-1
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Answer:

100/9 ≈ 11.11...(repeating)

Explanation:

You want the maximum value of 0.3^x on the interval [-2, 2].

Decreasing

The base of 0.3 is less than 1, so you know the function is decreasing. The maximum value will be at the left end of the interval, where x = -2.

y = (0.3)^-2 = 1/0.09 = 100/9 ≈ 11.11...(repeating)

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