Negative Powers:
b
< 0
The function
y
= 0.5
x
-b
is graphed for
b
from 0.5 down to 5.
Pay close attention to the values of
b
as the curve changes. Which values have:
Negative
x
give negative
y
?
Negative
x
give positive
y
?
Negative
x
give no
y
?