Simplifying Exponents
Exponential Functions
Graphing Exponential Functions
Exponential Growth and Decay
Exponential, Linear, or Neither?
100
Simplify
c^18/c^6
What is
c^12
?
100
This is what the "a" value represents when solving exponential functions.
What is the initial amount?
100
Which functions curve away from the x-axis?
What is 
100
A savings account earns 4% interest per year. If Josiah puts 500 dollars in now, this is how much will he have after 5 years
What is $608.33?
100
The equation y=2x+4 represents a _______ function.
What is linear?
200
Simplify
(28n^9)^0
What is
1
?
200
This is the formula you use when you are not given a percent.
What is the exponential formula
a(b)^x
?
200
The RANGE of a graph BELOW the x-axis is ______.
What is y<0?
200
The population of a small town is decreasing at a rate of 2% per year. in 1970 the population was 25,000. This is what the approximate population would be in the year 2020.
What is 9104?
200
The function f(x)=2x2 +4x - 1 is
a) exponential
b) linear
c) neither
What is C?
300
Simplify
-5x^-3
What is
-5/x^3
300
What does the "r" represent in the exponential growth and decay formulas?
What is the rate (the percent)?
300
Sketch a graph of the given function and determine if it is growth or decay.
y = 2^x
300
The number of students in the book club is increasing at a rate of 15% per year and they started with 9 students. How much would they have after 7 years?
What is ~24 students?
300
The given values represents what kind of function:
x: 1 2 3 4
y: 3 6 9 12
What is linear?
400
Simplify
(-3us^8d^2)^4
What is
81u^4s^32d^8
400
Three words that represent exponential decay functions.
Answers vary (decays, decrease, loss, depreciate)
400
Sketch a graph of the given function and determine if it is growth or decay.
y = 4(1/2)^x
400
The bacteria culture in a sample had a population of 8000 after 5 hours. What was the initial population if the culture was doubling every hour?
What is 250 bacteria?
400
The given values represents what kind of function:
x: 1 2 3 4
y: 10 5 2.5 1.25
What is exponential?
500
Simplify
(20q^5p^-1)/(5q^3p^8)
What is
(4q^2)/p^9
500
In the formula y=abx, this variable tells you if the function represents growth or decay.
What is b?
500
Find the equation that models the following table.
What is
y = 3(2)^x
500
Fluorine-20 has a half-life of 11 seconds. This is the amount of fluorine-20 left from a 50 gram sample after 44 seconds.
What is 3.125 grams?
500
The given values represents what kind of function:
x: -1 0 1 2 3 4
y: 1 0 1 4 9 16
What is neither?