Problem

Graph the exponential function.
\[
f(x)=\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^{x}
\]

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\(\boxed{\text{The graph of the function } f(x)=\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^{x} \text{ is a decreasing curve that starts at a high value when x is negative and decreases towards 0 as x increases. The graph is asymptotic to the x-axis.}}\)

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Step 1 :The function given is \(f(x)=\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^{x}\).

Step 2 :This is an exponential function, so it will start at a high value when x is negative and decrease towards 0 as x increases.

Step 3 :We can plot the values of y for different values of x to graph this function.

Step 4 :The graph of the function is a decreasing curve that starts at a high value when x is negative and decreases towards 0 as x increases.

Step 5 :The graph is asymptotic to the x-axis, meaning it gets infinitely close to the x-axis but never touches or crosses it.

Step 6 :\(\boxed{\text{The graph of the function } f(x)=\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^{x} \text{ is a decreasing curve that starts at a high value when x is negative and decreases towards 0 as x increases. The graph is asymptotic to the x-axis.}}\)

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