Consider the function $y=9^x$y=9x.
What value is $9^x$9x always greater than?
$9$9
$0$0
$1$1
So how many $x$x-intercepts does the curve have?
Consider the equation $y=3^x$y=3x.
Consider the function $y=3^x$y=3x.
Consider the curve $y=4\left(2^x\right)$y=4(2x).