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

If, y=a(bx ), What are the parameters and what do they represent? 



a=initial amount/y-intercept

b=multiplier

100

How do I know if an exponential function is exponential decay from an equation?

If the b is in between 0 and 1


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

50%

100


2243

200

What is the y-intercept and growth factor for the function f(x)=2(3)x  

y-intercept=2

growth factor= 3

200

f(x)=.25(1.3)x

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

Exponential Growth

30%

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

30%

200

What will be the cost in 17 years?

$32,313.27

300

What is the y-intercept and horizontal asymptote?

y-intercept = (0, 1)

asymptote = y=0


300

f(x)=a(.93)x

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

Exponential Decay

7%

300

f(x)=a(1.07)x

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

Exponential Growth.  7%.

300

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=(0.01)^x

99%

300


16,941 people

400

What's the growth factor?

b=2

400

Complete all 3


20% change

.80

4/5

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.  30%

400

Is the function exponential growth or decay?

Decay

500

What is the difference between linear functions and Exponential functions

Linear has a constant difference

Exponential has a multiplier

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

33%

500

If you put $500.00 into an account and the account earns 3% interest, compounded quarterly. How much will be in the account after 5 years?

$580.59