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Answer:
y = 6^x -3
Step-by-step explanation:
The graph is that of an exponential function that has been translated downward. We notice the horizontal asymptote is -3, and a couple of points on the graph are (0, -2) and (1, 3).
The shifted parent function will look like ...
y = a·b^x +c
where c is the horizontal asymptote. Using the two points we found, we have ...
-2 = a·b^0 -3 . . . . . using (x, y) = (0, -2)
1 = a . . . . . . . . . . add 3 and simplify
Then using (x, y) = (1, 3), we have ...
3 = b^1 -3
6 = b . . . . . . . . . add 3 and simplify
So, the equation is ...
y = 6^x -3
