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What is a inital value.Context: exponential functions.

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Step-by-step explanation

Exponential functions have the form:


f(x)=a\cdot x^b.

The initial value of the function f(x) is given by the value of f(x) when x = 0:


\text{ initial value }=f(0)=a\cdot x^0=a\cdot1=a.Answer

For an exponential function:


f(x)=a\cdot x^b,

we have:


\text{ initial value }=f(0)=a
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