Growth or Decay/Linear or Exponential
Laws of Exponents
Initial Value and Constant Ratio
Create the Expression
100

y=3(5)x

Exponential Growth

100

State the Law(s) of Exponents Applied

(x3)2

Power Law

100

y=5(4/3)x

Initial Value: 5

Constant ratio: (4/3)

100

(0,10), (1,5), (2,2.5)

y=10(1/2)x

200

Linear or Exponential

The base fee for a movie rental service is $5. Every movie rented is $0.50.

Linear

200

State the Law(s) of Exponents Applied

(x2*x8)/x3

Product and Quotient Law

200

y=-3(3)x

Initial Value: -3

Constant Ratio: 3

200

(0,4), (1,12) ,(2,36) 

y=4(3)x

300

y=2(3/2)x

Exponential Growth

300

Rewrite the expression and state the Law(s) of Exponents applied.

x(2/3)

cubic root of x to the second

Exponential/Rational Law

300

(-2,5),(-1,15)(0,45)(1,135)

Initial Value: 45

Constant Ratio: 3

300

First Point (0,-2)

Second Point (1, -8)

y=-2(4)x

400

(-1,81), (0,27), (1,9), (2,3)

Exponential Decay

400

State the Law(s) of Exponents and simplify

x-2

Negative Law

1/x2

400

(-1,70), (0,7), (1,7/10), (2,7/100)

Initial Value: 7

Constant Ratio: (1/10)

400

A tournament starts with 5000 people.  Each round, the number of participants remaining is cut down to a fourth.

y=5000(1/4)x

500

Linear or Exponential/Growth or Decay

A man is training to run a marathon.  On day one, he runs for five minutes.  The next day he runs twice as long.  The third day he runs twice as long as the second.


Exponential

Exponential Growth

500

State the Law(s) of Exponents applied and simplify

(x3*x0*x1)/y2

Zero Law, Identity Law, and Product Law

x4/y2

500

A cell splits itself into two new cells every hour.  After 6 hours, there are 64 cells.

Initial Value: 1

Constant Ratio: 2

500

You receive $50 for the holidays.  You decide to open a bank account and put the $50 in.  Each year, you earn 5% simple interest.

y=50(1.05)x