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Answer:

y = 5·3^x

Explanation:

You want the exponential function that has points (-2, 5/9) and (2, 45) on its graph.

Exponential function

An exponential function can be written as ...

y = a·b^x

Parameters

We can find the values of 'a' and 'b' by solving the system of equations we get by substituting the given point values:

5/9 = a·b^-2

45 = a·b^2

Dividing the second equation by the first, we get ...

45/(5/9) = (a·b^2)/(a·b^-2)

81 = 3^4 = b^4 . . . . . simplify

b = 3 . . . . . . . . . match bases

We can use the second equation to find 'a':

45 = a·3^2

5 = a . . . . . . . divide by 9

Equation

The exponential equation you're looking for is ...

y = 5·3^x

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