Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. Some words or phrases may be used more than once. $$\begin{array} { l l l l }
\text { inverse } & \text { common } & \text { composition symmetric } & \text { exponential } \
\text { vertical } & \text { logarithmic } & \text { natural } \quad \text { half-life } & \text { horizontal }
\end{array}$$
-A function of the form $f ( x ) = b ^ { x }$ is called $a ( n )$______ function if $b 0$, $b$ is not 1 , and $x$ is a real number.
A) symmetric
B) inverse
C) logarithmic
D) exponential

Question

Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. Some words or phrases may be used more than once. $$\begin{array} { l l l l } 
\text { inverse } & \text { common } & \text { composition symmetric } & \text { exponential } \
\text { vertical } & \text { logarithmic } & \text { natural } \quad \text { half-life } & \text { horizontal }
\end{array}$$
-A function of the form $f ( x ) = b ^ { x }$ is called $a ( n )$______ function if $b > 0$, $b$ is not 1 , and $x$ is a real number.
A) symmetric
B) inverse
C) logarithmic
D) exponential

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A function of the form $f(x) = b^x$ is called an exponential function, characterized by a base $b$ that is a positive real number not equal to 1, and an exponent $x$ that is a real number.

Fill in the Blank with One of the Words or Phrases