Exponents & Radicals
6.3 - Exponential Functions
6.4 Growth and Decay
6-6 Transformations
Arithmetic or Geometric Sequences
100

Rewrite the expression using exponents:

root(4)(12^3)

12^(3/4)

100

If, y=a(b)x , what does 'a' represent?



a=initial amount or y-intercept

100

Does the graph represent exponential growth or decay?

Exponential Growth

100

How do these graphs differ?

f(x) = 2^x

f(x) =2^x + 5

Translate up 5 units

100

Is the following sequence arithmetic or geometric? 

2,8,14,20,16...

Arithmetic

200

Simplify completely:


3sqrt(6)

200

What is the initial value for the function?

What is the constant ratio for the function?

f(x)=2(3)x  

2 ,3

200

f(x)=-4(1.07)x

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

Exponential Growth.  7%.

200

How do these graphs differ?

f(x) = 3^(x+2)


Translate left 2


200

Is the following sequence arithmetic or geometric?

5,10,20,40,80...

geometric

300

Simplify completely:

(x^(1/2))(x^(1/4))

x3/4

300

What is the equation of this graph?

y= 1(2)x   or  just y = 2x


300
How much money would Lisa have after 10 years if she invest $12,000 at an annual interest raet of 5% compounded semiannually?

$19663.40


300

What features will remain the same between the two functions? Domain? Range? Y-intercept? Aymptote? 

f(x)= 2^x

f(x)= 1/2(2)^x

domain, range, and asymptote


300

Is this arithmetic or geometric and what is the common ratio or difference?

100,50,25,12.5...

geometric 2

400

Simplify completely: 

12^(2/3)/12^(1/6)

12^(1/2)

400

Identify the key features of this graph:

Initial value, Constant ratio, Domain, Range, & Asymptote

f(x)= 12(0.5)^x

a:12

b:0.5

D:All real #'s

Range: y>0

Asymptote:y=0

400

Write an equation to represent a town with an initial population of 1,400 people and an annual growth rate of 6%. What will the population be in 3 years?


f(x)= 1400(1.0125)x

1667

400

How does the graphs of the functions differ?

f(x) = 5^(x-2) - 5

Down 5 right 2

400

Write the recursive formula for the following sequence.

1,5,9,13,17...

a1=1

an=an-1+4

500

Simplify completely:

sqrt(32x^4y^3)

4x^2ysqrt(2y)

500

What's the equation for this table?

y=5(2)x

500

Ms. Wiggins purchased a car for 26,400 and every year it decays by 12%. Write an equation to represent this situation. 

When will the car be less that 10,000?


f(x)=26400(.88)t

8 years

500

What is the aymptote and y intercept of the function?

f(x)= 0.8^x -10


y=-10

y intercept (0,-9)

500

Write the explicit formula and find the 10th term for the following sequence.

1,3,9,27,81...

an=1(3)n-1