Vocabulary
Exponential Growth
Exponential Decay
Compound Interest
Exponent Laws
100

When an investment is compounded semi-annually, how many times is the interest compounded each year?

twice per year

n = 2

100

If f(x)=50(1+.53)x        

Then what is the initial amount and growth rate?

initial amount=50

growth rate = .53 or 53%


100

If f(x)=300(1- .76)x        

Then what is the initial amount and decay rate? 

initial amount = 300

decay rate = .76

100

When interest is compounded quarterly, what do we use as the value of n?


n= 4

100

Keeping your answer in positive exponents, simplify:

y^(3) * 7y^3

What is 

7y^6

200

What do we call the line under which the exponential function graph will not fall below?

Asymptote

x-axis

y = 0

200

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

Exponential growth

200

In exponential functions when 0<b<1 this will cause an exponential growth or decay?

Exponential decay

200

How do you turn 7% into a decimal? 

What is the given decimal of 7%? 

7/100= .07

or you move the decimal two places to the left of 7 to get .07. 

200

Keeping your answer in positive exponents, simplify:

4p^-3

What is 

(4)/(p^3)

300

What is another word that represents the initial investment?


Principle

Deposit



300

Using the function f(x) = 80(1.75)x, what is the growth rate?

75%

300

Using the function rule f(x) = 700( .45)x, what is the decay rate?


.55 

The decay rate tells you how much was LOST.

The decay factor of .45 tells you how much REMAINS

300

Ms. Wiggins deposited $1,000 in a CD at a 7% interest compounded quarterly. How much will her CD be worth in 5 years?

 Identify the values of P, r, n and t

p=1,000

r=.07

n=4

t=5

300

Keeping your answer in positive exponents, simplify:

(x^(2)y^(5))^2


What is 

x^(4)y^(10)

400

Provide two other words that could represent "decrease" in contextual word problems.

Decline

Depreciate

Goes down by

losses

400

What equation would represent the situation below?

Gina started with 14 frogs in 2004. Her frogs increase at a rate of 20% each year. How many frogs would she have in 2008?

y=14(1+0.2)4


400

What is the equation we can use to represent the situation below?

Marvin invested $1000 a stock that is going down each year by 0.5%. In 8 years, how much money would he have left?

y=1000(1-0.005)8

400

$950 at 6.5% for 8 years compounded weekly. What is the exponential model (equation, not answer) that represents exponential growth? 

A=P(1+r/n)nt

A=950(1+.065/52)(52)(8)

400

Keeping your answer in positive exponents, simplify:

(-8mn^4)/(-7mn)

What is 

8/(7n^3)

500

Name at least two other ways to refer to the b value in an exponential equation.

Rate of Change

Growth Factor

Decay Factor

b value

multiplier

(1 + r)

(1 - r)

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? 


530000(1.05)6

=$710,250.69

500

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


f(x)=26400(.88)3.5

=$16,876.92

500

 $1500 at 6.7% interest rate compounded monthly. What will be the balance after 2 years?

=$1,714.45

500

Keeping your answer in positive exponents, simplify:

(3x^3)/y^-6

What is 

3x^(3)y^(6)