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

If, f(x)=a(b)x, which variable represents the initial amount and which represents growth factor? 



a=initial amount

b=growth factor

100

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


initial population = 10

growth rate = 2


100

What does h and k mean?

h is Horizontal shift

k is vertiKal shift

100

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=5(0.5)^x

50%

100


2243

200

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

initial amount=2

growth factor= 3

200

In exponential functions, what is the rule for b that will cause an exponential growth or decay?

growth  b>1

decay  0<b<1

200

how does f(x-4)+12 move?

right 4

up 12

200

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=5(1.3)^x

30%

200

y = 12,000(1.06)x, where x represents years

What will be the cost in 17 years?

$32,313.27

300

What is the y-intercept and is this growth or decay?

y-intercept = (0, 1)

growth

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

write the new function of a parent function y=2transformed left 6 and down 4.

y=2x+6-4

300

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=(0.01)^x

99%

300

y = 18,000(0.98)x, where x represents years

16,941 people

400

Write the equation to the following table

y= 5(2)x

400

f(x)=a(.93)x

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

Exponential Decay r= .07

400

Find the rate of change given the coordinates; (0, -2) (3,4)

2

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 rate of change from 0<x<5?

4

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? (Write the equation and solution)

530,000(1.05)=$710,250.69

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?  Write the equation and solution


f(x)=26400(.88)3.5=$16,876.92

500

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=60(1.33)^x

33%

500

y = 28,000(1.0033)x, where x represents months

$34,187.90