How do you find the domain and range of f(x)=2-2^x?

1 Answer
Jul 19, 2016

-oo < x < +oo
-oo < f(x) < 2

Explanation:

Function y = 2^x is defined for all real x.
It is always positive.
It is monotonically increasing .
If x goes to -oo, it asymptotically decreasing to 0.
If x goes to +oo, it increasing to +oo.

Therefore, function y=-2^x has the following properties:
It is defined for all real x.
It is always negative.
It is monotonically decreasing .
If x goes to -oo, it asymptotically increasing to 0.
If x goes to +oo, it decreasing to -oo.

Next step is to add 2 to this function to get y=2-2^x.
It has the following properties:
It is defined for all real x.
It is always less than 2
It is monotonically decreasing .
If x goes to -oo, it asymptotically increasing to 2.
If x goes to +oo, it decreasing to -oo.

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