The problem asks us to plot the graph of the exponential function $y = 0.5 \cdot 2^x$ on the given coordinate plane.

AlgebraExponential FunctionsGraphing
2025/6/4

1. Problem Description

The problem asks us to plot the graph of the exponential function y=0.52xy = 0.5 \cdot 2^x on the given coordinate plane.

2. Solution Steps

To plot the graph of y=0.52xy = 0.5 \cdot 2^x, we can evaluate the function for several values of xx and then plot the resulting points.
If x=2x = -2, then y=0.522=0.514=1214=18=0.125y = 0.5 \cdot 2^{-2} = 0.5 \cdot \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{8} = 0.125. The point is (2,0.125)(-2, 0.125).
If x=1x = -1, then y=0.521=0.512=1212=14=0.25y = 0.5 \cdot 2^{-1} = 0.5 \cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4} = 0.25. The point is (1,0.25)(-1, 0.25).
If x=0x = 0, then y=0.520=0.51=0.5y = 0.5 \cdot 2^0 = 0.5 \cdot 1 = 0.5. The point is (0,0.5)(0, 0.5).
If x=1x = 1, then y=0.521=0.52=1y = 0.5 \cdot 2^1 = 0.5 \cdot 2 = 1. The point is (1,1)(1, 1).
If x=2x = 2, then y=0.522=0.54=2y = 0.5 \cdot 2^2 = 0.5 \cdot 4 = 2. The point is (2,2)(2, 2).
If x=3x = 3, then y=0.523=0.58=4y = 0.5 \cdot 2^3 = 0.5 \cdot 8 = 4. The point is (3,4)(3, 4).
If x=4x = 4, then y=0.524=0.516=8y = 0.5 \cdot 2^4 = 0.5 \cdot 16 = 8. The point is (4,8)(4, 8).
Now, we can plot these points on the coordinate plane and draw a smooth curve through them.

3. Final Answer

The graph is the curve passing through the points (2,0.125)(-2, 0.125), (1,0.25)(-1, 0.25), (0,0.5)(0, 0.5), (1,1)(1, 1), (2,2)(2, 2), (3,4)(3, 4), and (4,8)(4, 8).
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