exponential functions
Geometric sequences
Graphing Exponential equations
Exponential Growth/Decay
Compound Interest
100

Whats the formula for exponential functions?

f(x) = bx

100

Find the common ratio.

-1,6,-32,216,...

r=-6

100

find the y intercept of y=2 x 3x

(0,0)

100

If a is positive and b is greater than 1 , then it is exponential ______.

If a is positive and b is greater than 1 , then it is exponential growth :D

100

Whats the Compound interest formula? 

200

The height of a bouncing ball (in inches) after x bounces is represented by the equation.

f(x)=120(0.75)^x

How high does the ball bounce after the 5th bounce?

28 inches

200

find the common ratio.

−3, −15, −75, −375,...

r=5

200

find the y intercept of 

y=3x+5

(0,5)

200

If a is positive and b is less than 1 but greater than 0 , then it is exponential _____.

If a is positive and b is less than 1 but greater than 0 , then it is exponential decay:D

200

If you start a bank account with $10,000 and your bank compounds the interest quarterly at an interest rate of 8%, how much money do you have at the year's end?

A= $10,824.32

300

The population of wolves in an area is represented by the equation p(t)=800(.95)^t. where t is the number of years since the year 2000. 

Part A- in the above equation, what does 800 represent?

Part B- in the above equation, what does 0.95 represent?

Part A-800= the starting population

Part B-0.95= the decay factor

300

Find the common ratio.

−2, −4, −8, −16,...

r=2

300

find the y intercept of y=8x-3

(0,-3)

300

the foundation of your house has about 1,200 termites. The termites grow at a rate of about 2.4% per day. How long until the number of termites doubles?

T= 29.2 days

300

If you have a bank account whose principal = $1,000, and your bank compounds the interest twice a year at an interest rate of 5%, how much money do you have in your account at the year's end?

A=$1050.63

400

Since January 1980, the population of the city of brownville has grown according to the mathematical model y=720,500(1.022)^x. where x is the number of years since january 1980.

What do the numbers 720,500 and 1.022 represent in this model?


720,500 is the starting population

1.022 is the growth factor

400

find the common ratio.

1, −5, 25, −125,

r=-5

400

find the y intercept of y=3x+4

(0,4)

400

If an account starts with $100 and has an annual rate of 4%, and the money in the account is left for 12 years whats the amount after 12 years?

p(t)=$160.10

400

The first credit card that you got charges 12.49% interest to its customers and compounds that interest monthly. Within one day of getting your first credit card, you max out the credit limit by spending $1,200.00. If you do not buy anything else on the card and you do not make any payments, how much money would you owe the company after 6 months?

A=1,276.92

500

Since January 1980, the population of the city of brownville has grown according to the mathematical model y=720,500(1.022)^x. where x is the number of years since january 1980.

what will the popuation be in 2000 if the growth continues at the same rate?

about 1,113,402 people

500

a n = 3 ^n − 1

find the first 5 terms and the 8th term

1, 3, 9, 27, 81 

a 8 = 2187

500

Find the y-intercept of y=2x-6

(0,-6)

500

Bacteria can multiply at an alarming rate when each bacteria splits into 2 new cells, thus doubling. If we strt with 1 bacteria which can double every hour, how many bacteria will we have at the end of one day?

A=16,777,216 bacteria

500

You win the lottery and get $1,000,000. You decide that you want to invest all of the money in a savings account. However, your bank has two different plans.

Plan 1-The bank gives you a 6% interest rate and compounds the interest each month.

Plan 2-The bank gives you a 12% interest rate and compounds the interest every 2 months.

In 5 years from now, which plan will provide you with more money?


Plan 2