The exponential function is .
Graph the parent function .
The exponential function is an increasing function.
The graph of contains the points
.
The function is an increasing function and the graph of
contains
the points .
Graph:
\Draw the coordinate plane.
\Plot the points of and connect the curve.
Replace by
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Use above coordinate pairs graph the .
Next transformation is shift upward by one unit.
\Graph the function . \ \
Graph the function .