Problem

Graph the function $y=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{x-5}-2$ using the given table of values and following the instructions below.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline$x$ & $y$ \\
\hline-10 & 32766 \\
\hline-9 & 16382 \\
\hline-8 & 8190 \\
\hline-7 & 4094 \\
\hline-6 & 2046 \\
\hline-5 & 1022 \\
\hline-4 & 510 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline$x$ & $y$ \\
\hline-3 & 254 \\
\hline-2 & 126 \\
\hline-1 & 62 \\
\hline 0 & 30 \\
\hline 1 & 14 \\
\hline 2 & 6 \\
\hline 3 & 2 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline$x$ & $y$ \\
\hline 4 & 0 \\
\hline 5 & -1 \\
\hline 6 & -1.5 \\
\hline 7 & -1.75 \\
\hline 8 & -1.875 \\
\hline 9 & -1.9375 \\
\hline 10 & -1.96875 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

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\(\boxed{\text{The graph of the function } y=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{x-5}-2 \text{ using the given table of values shows an exponential decay.}}\)

Steps

Step 1 :Given the function \(y=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{x-5}-2\), we are asked to graph it using the provided table of values.

Step 2 :The table of values is as follows: \n\n\(-10, 32766\), \(-9, 16382\), \(-8, 8190\), \(-7, 4094\), \(-6, 2046\), \(-5, 1022\), \(-4, 510\), \(-3, 254\), \(-2, 126\), \(-1, 62\), \(0, 30\), \(1, 14\), \(2, 6\), \(3, 2\), \(4, 0\), \(5, -1\), \(6, -1.5\), \(7, -1.75\), \(8, -1.875\), \(9, -1.9375\), \(10, -1.96875\).

Step 3 :We plot these points on a graph.

Step 4 :The graph shows that the function decreases rapidly for negative x values, reaches a minimum at x=5, and then slowly increases for positive x values.

Step 5 :The function appears to be an exponential decay function, which is consistent with the form of the function.

Step 6 :\(\boxed{\text{The graph of the function } y=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{x-5}-2 \text{ using the given table of values shows an exponential decay.}}\)

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