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The formula of the line is -

$$ y = 1 + 2^{-x} $$

Sketch the graph and show clearly whether it passes through the point $ (1,1) $

When $X = 0$ , $y =2$, so the $y$ intercept is at $y = 2$ .

When $X = 1$, $Y = 1.5$ , this shows that it does not pass through the point $(1,1)$

When $X = 3$ , $Y = 1.125$.

However when $X = 1000, 10000,100000$ All $Y$ values is $1$,

So how do I go about sketching this graph ? I'm a little confuse . Thanks for the help !

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  • $\begingroup$ When $x$ = 1000, $y$ does not equal 1, it equals 1.0000...0000something. There are so many 0's between the 1 and the something, that your calculator can't print them. So the $y$ corresponding to this $x$ is just a few atoms above the line whose equation is $y=1$. Your pen is much too wide for you to distinguish between the graph you are trying to draw and this line. $\endgroup$
    – MasB
    Sep 22, 2016 at 16:16

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Test out a few points. You'll see as x approaches infinity, y approaches 1. As for the other side of the graph, you can see that it just continues increasing, getting very steep very quickly. Here is small section of the graph: enter image description here

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