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I assume you're fitting an relation of the form y = aebx.
Take the natural logarithm of both sides of the relation: ln y = a + bx (1).
Suppose your points are (-1, 7.39) and (1,0.14). Because we have a relation between the logarithms of the y co-ordinates and the x co-ordinates themselves let us replaces the y co-ordinates with their logarithms to obtain the points (-1, 2) and (1, 2). Now we can use this points to obtain two simulaneous equations in the transformed equation (1) and solve it as usual to obtain a = 1 and b = -2.
The fitted relation is y = e-2x.
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How do you find the zeros in an equation by looking on a graph?
They are all the points where the graph crosses (or touches) the x-axis.
How do you determine the intercepts from an equation or graph?
From the equation, the y intercept is simply determined by setting x = 0. The x intercept(s) are generally much harder to find: you will need to find the solutions of y = 0 [or f(x) = 0]. From the graph the intercepts are the coordinates of the points at which the graph crosses the axes.
What are the steps for writing the equation of a function from a graph?
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How do you use a graphing calculator to solve quadratic equations?
Graph the equation then find the x intercepts.
