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Growth or Decay
Units
understanding the function
Evaluate Exponential Functions
100

Adding or subtracting a number from x in an exponential function shifts the graph ______.

Left or right

100

Without using a calculator!

Is the function below showing growth or decay?Explain your answer.

f(x)=0.5(1.8)^x

growth, the common ratio, b, is greater than 1


100

What is an exponential function's multiplier if something is being tripled?

3

100

Exponential functions are growth functions when which variable is greater than 1?

hint: recall the equation y=a(b)^x

b (The common ratio)

100

The answer to the equation 

y = 2^x; x = 6

What is 64?

200

Adding or subtracting a number from the function shifts the graph ______.

up or down

200

Which number illustrates that this exponential function is decaying?

y = 20 xx 0.5^x 

0.5

200

What is an exponential function's multiplier if something is being doubled?

2

200

Consider the function below? What is the percent decrease?

f(x)=150(0.98)^x


2%

200

What is the balance of a $4,000 principal earning 6% interest compounded annually, after 5 years.

$5352.90

300

Which number in the function below represents a horizontal shift to the right. 

y = (1/2)^(x-1) + 2

-1

300

These two terms are used in practical application and modeling exponential problems to represent increasing and decreasing functions.

growth and decay

300

The number of times interest is compounded if it is done quarterly?

4

300

What is the variable in an exponential function that represents the initial value of whatever is being measured for modeling problems.

hint: recall the equation a(b)^x

a

300

An investment of $5000 doubles in value every decade. This number is the amount in the account after 30 years.

What is $40,000?

400

What is the direction and number of steps the following function shifts vertically: 

3^(x-3)-2

down 2

400

Exponential functions are decay functions when the variable b is between what two numbers.

0 and 1

400

To convert a growth or decay factor from years to days, you would divide it by this number.

365

400

The variable b in an exponential function can be called_______.

hint: recall y=a(b)^x

Base, common ratio, multiplier, Growth/Decay factor

400

This is the function that models the number of 800 amoeba in a petri dish that doubles in size every 20 minutes, where x is the number of 20 minute periods. 

What is 

800 xx 2^x

500

What is the direction of the horizontal shift in the function 

y = 2 xx (1/2)^(x + 2) + 1

left 2 units

500

What is the population of a city of 45,000 people with a decreasing rate of 2% per year after 15 years. 

33,236 people

500

To convert a growth or decay factor from months to years, you would divide it by this number.

12

500

consider the function below.  What is the percent increase?

f(x)=200(1.05)^x

5%

500

The statement among these four that is not true regarding the function 

y = 2^x

A. The function is an exponential function.

B. The function has a domain of all real numbers.

C. As the value of x gets very large, the value of y gets close to zero.

D. As the value of x increases by one, the value of y doubles. 

What is C? As the value of x gets very large, the value of y gets close to zero.