Graph Using a Table of Values y=4(1/2)^x

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{x}$

Substitute $- 2$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{- 2}$

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{- 2}$

Simplify $4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{- 2}$ .

Change the sign of the exponent by rewriting the base as its reciprocal.

$y = 4 \cdot 2^{2}$

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$y = 4 \cdot 4$

Multiply $4$ by $4$ .

$y = 16$

Substitute $- 1$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{- 1}$

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{- 1}$

Simplify $4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{- 1}$ .

Change the sign of the exponent by rewriting the base as its reciprocal.

$y = 4 \cdot 2$

Multiply $4$ by $2$ .

$y = 8$

Substitute $0$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{0}$

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{0}$

Simplify $4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{0}$ .

Simplify the expression.

Apply the product rule to $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$y = 4 \frac{1^{0}}{2^{0}}$

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$y = 4 \frac{1}{2^{0}}$

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$y = 4 (\frac{1}{1})$

Cancel the common factor of $1$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$y = 4 (\frac{1}{1})$

Rewrite the expression.

$y = 4 \cdot 1$

Multiply $4$ by $1$ .

$y = 4$

Substitute $1$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{1}$

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = 4 (\frac{1}{2})$

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

$y = 2 (2) \frac{1}{2}$

Cancel the common factor.

$y = 2 \cdot 2 \frac{1}{2}$

Rewrite the expression.

$y = 2$

Substitute $2$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{2}$

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = 4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{2}$

Simplify $4 {(\frac{1}{2})}^{2}$ .

Simplify the expression.

Apply the product rule to $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$y = 4 \frac{1^{2}}{2^{2}}$

One to any power is one.

$y = 4 \frac{1}{2^{2}}$

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$y = 4 (\frac{1}{4})$

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$y = 4 (\frac{1}{4})$

Rewrite the expression.

$y = 1$

This is a table of possible values to use when graphing the equation.

$\begin{array}{c} x & y \\ - 2 & 16 \\ - 1 & 8 \\ 0 & 4 \\ 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 \end{array}$

Graph Using a Table of Values y=4(1/2)^x

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