Linear or Exponential?
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 After a morning coffee, Mr. Sullivan has 130 mg of caffeine c in his blood.  The half-life is 2 hours h.  How much caffeine is in his system after 7 hours?

Exponential Function

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Billy invests $400 in a savings account which pays 5% annually. Write a function for the value of his account after x years.
y=400*(1.05)^x
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A population of 2000 fish increases at an annual rate of 7.5%. How many fish will there be in 10 years?
2000(1+.075)^10 4122 fish
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What comes next if the function is linear? x 0 1 2 y 3 6 ?
x 0 1 2 y 3 6 9
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A $900 sound system decreases in value v by $70 each year t.

LINEAR FUNCTION

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Jerry has $5.25 and adds 25 cents to his piggy bank every day. Write a function for the value of his piggy bank after x days.
y=5.25+25x
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A geometric sequence has an initial value of 25 and a common ratio of -2. Write the first 4 terms of this sequence.
25,-50,100,-200
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What comes next if the function is exponential? x 0 1 2 y 3 6 ?
x 0 1 2 y 3 6 12
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Men's marathon times, in hours, are modeled by the formula y=2.61(0.997)^x. where x is the years since 1908. a. Does the exponential function represent growth or decay? b. What was the marathon time in 1908?
a. decay b. 2.61 hours.
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The starting salary at a company is $30,000 per year. The company automatically gives a raise of 3.5% per year. What is the salary the 4th year?
30000(1.035)^4-1= $33,261.54
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The first 4 terms of a geometric sequence are 1024,512,256, 128, what is the 10th term?
1024 (1/2)^(10-1)= 2
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Billy invests $400 in a savings account which pays 5% annually.
What is exponential
400
25,5,1,.2. Write an explicit formula for this sequence.
a(n)=25(1/5)^n-1
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In 2013, Hayden purchases a new 2013 Ford Mustang convertible for $27,200. The annual depreciation rate is 12%. How much will Hayden’s mustang be worth in 2019?
27200(1-.12)^6 $12,631.79
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The first 4 terms of an arithmetic sequence are 14,19,24,29. What is the 47th term of the sequence?
14+5(46)= 244
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Jerry has $5.25 and adds 25 cents to his piggy bank every day.
What is linear
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Write an explicit formula for the sequence: (1/9),(1/3), 1 , 3
an=(1/9)*3^n-1
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There are 150 worms on the sidewalk. The number grows 10% every 20 minutes. How many worms on the sidewalk after 2 hours?
150(1+.10)^6= 266 worms
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The first term in a geometric sequence is 3. The 3rd term is 48. What is the common ratio of the sequence?
What is 4
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