Consider the function y = an
If a < -1 it oscillates between negative and positive values, with the oscillations increasing.
If a = -1, it oscillates between -1 and 1.
If -1 < a < 0 it oscillates between negative and positive values, with the oscillations deceasing.
if 0 < a < 1, it is decreasing.
If a = 1, it is 1 for all n
If a > 1, it is increasing.
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You must find the slope, if it is positive, then the line is always increasing. If it is negative, then the line is always decreasing.
Exponential growth has a growth/decay factor (or percentage decimal) greater than 1. Decay has a decay factor less than 1.
If the function is a one-to-one function, therefore it has an inverse.
if a certain abscissa corresponds to more than one ordinate, then it is not a function.
You can tell if a function is even or odd by looking at its graph. If a function has rotational symmetry about the origin (meaning it can be rotated 180 degrees about the origin and remain the same function) it is an odd function. f(-x)=-f(x) An example of an odd function is the parent sine function: y=sinx If a function has symmetry about the y-axis (meaning it can be reflected across the y-axis to produce the same image) it is an even function. f(x)=f(-x) An example of an even function is the parent quadratic function: y=x2