Question

Create an exponential function, and then create a second exponential function that shifts your original function down 7 units

Answer 1

A general exponential function is written as:

f(x) = A*e^(k*x)

Where A and k are real numbers.

Because we want to "create" a exponential function, we must assign numbers to A and k, let's assign:

A = 1

k = 1

then our function is just:

f(x) = e^(x)

Now we want to shift down 7 units.

So let's describe a general vertical shift.

For a general function f(x), a vertical shift is written as:

g(x) = f(x) + N

if N is positive, the shift is upwards

if N is negative, the shift is downwards.

Here we want to have a shift down of 7 units, then we would write:

g(x) = f(x) - 7

Replacing by the actual function f(x) we get:

g(x) = e^x - 7

Below you can see the graphs of both functions:

Where the orange one is f(x) and the purple one is g(x).