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The table below gives approximate values for three functions, f, g, and h. One is exponential, one is trigonometric, and one is a power function. Determine which is which and find possible formulas for each.

xx 2-2 1-1 0 1 2
f(x)f(x) 4 2 4 6 4
g(x)g(x) 20.020.0 2.52.5 0.00.0 2.5-2.5 20.0-20.0
h(x)h(x) 1.331.33 0.670.67 0.330.33 0.170.17 0.080.08

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the values of h(x)h(x), as x gets larger, seem to approach 0.

This indicates a possible exponential function with a base smaller than 1,

h(x)=abxh(x)=a\cdot b^{x}

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