June 2024 Paper 3 Q3

AQACurrent spec1 markLogs & Exponentials

3 One of the graphs shown below cannot have an equation of the form

\[y = a^x \qquad \text{where } a \gt 0\]

Identify this graph.

Tick (✓) one box. [1 mark]

Four graphs, each with a tick box: 1st an increasing curve above the x-axis; 2nd a decreasing curve above the x-axis; 3rd a decreasing curve below the x-axis, crossing the negative y-axis; 4th a horizontal line above the x-axis