Answer:
[tex]f(x) =3\,*\,\,4^x[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
to find the equation of an exponential function, just points on the function's graph are needed.
Recall that the exponential function has a general expression given by:
[tex]f(x) = a \,e^{b\,x}[/tex]
so we impose the condition for the function going through the first point (0,3) as:
[tex]f(0) = a \,e^{b\,(0)}= 3\\a\,e^0=3\\a\,(1)=3\\a = 3[/tex]
Now,knowing the parameter a, we can find the parameter b using the other point:
[tex]f(1) = 3 \,e^{b\,x}= 12\\3\,e^{b\,(1)}=12\\e^b=12/3\\e^b=4\\b=ln(4)[/tex]
Therefore, the function can be written as:
[tex]f(x) = 3 \,e^{ln(4)\,x}=3\,\,\,4^x[/tex]
