Key Features Expon. f(x)'s
Growth or Decay
Growth or Decay 2
Percent Rate
Transformations
100

If, y=a(bx ), what do they represent? 



a = initial amount/y-intercept

b = growth/decay factor

100

Is the following function growth or decay: 

f(x)=7(3/2)^(x-2)

Growth


100

A bunny population doubles every 6 months.  If the starting population is 10, how many will you have after 3 years?  What is the initial population?  What is the growth factor?


initial population = 10

growth rate = 2

100

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=5(0.5)^x

decay by 50%

100

In an exponential function, what happens when h is a negative number?

f(x)=-a(b)x-h+k

The graph shifts right "h" units

200

What is the initial value and growth/decay factor for the function f(x) = 2(3)x  

**Make sure to identify whether it is growing or decaying**

initial value = 2

GROWTH FACTOR = 3

200

What percentage growth does this equation represent?


y = 3(1.5)x

50%

200

In exponential functions, when b>1 this will cause an exponential growth or decay?

Exponential growth

200

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=5(1.3)^x

growth by 30%

200

Create an exponential function that reflects over the x-axis and has an asymptote at y=-3.

-(2)^(x+5)-3

300

What is the equation for this exponential function.

y = 1(2)x

300

f(x)=a(.93)x

Does this functions represent exponential growth or decay? What is the percent growth/decay rate?

Exponential Decay by 7%

300

f(x)=a(1.07)x

Does this functions represent exponential growth or decay? What's the percent growth/decay rate?

Exponential Growth.  7%.

300

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=(0.01)^x

decay by 99%

300

List the transformations in the following exponential function:

f(x)= -1/3(7)^(x+5)-1

Reflection over the x-axis

Vertical shrink by 1/3

Shift left 5 units

Shift down 1 unit

400

What is the equation for the function?

y = 5(2)x

400

What percentage growth does the following equation represent?

y = 4(3)x

200%

400

Does the graph represent exponential growth or decay?

Exponential Growth

400

Is this exponential growth or decay?

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=1/2(0.7)^x

Decay by 30%

400

Create an exponential function that has a vertical stretch, shifts right three units, and shifts up four units. 

f(x)=7(6)^(x-3)+4

500

What is the difference between linear functions and exponential functions?

Linear has a constant rate of change.

Exponential has a FACTOR.

500

Ms. Wiggins purchased a car for 26,400 and every year it decays by 12%. What can she expect the value of her car to be after 3.5 years?  


f(x) = 26400(.88)3.5 = $16,876.92

500

Annual sales of a fast food restaurant are $530,000 and increasing at a rate of 5%. What will the annual sales be in 6 years? 

530,000(1.05)=$710,250.69

500

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=60(1.33)^x

growth by 33%

500

If g(x) is a transformation of f(x), then what transformations occur?

f(x) = bx

g(x) = 3f(x)+4

Vertical stretch of 3 units

Shift up 4 units