Exponential Attributes

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What is it called when the graph of an exponential function decreases from left to right?

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Decay

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What is it called when the graph of an exponential function increases from left to right?

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Growth

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What is the horizontal asymptote of an exponential function?

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A line the graph approaches but never crosses

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What is the y-intercept of a graph?

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Where the graph crosses the y-axis

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What does the term 'asymptote' refer to in the context of exponential functions?

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A line that the graph approaches but never touches or crosses.

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What is the general form of an exponential function?

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What happens to the value of an exponential function as x approaches negative infinity when b > 1?

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The function approaches 0.

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What is the base of an exponential function?

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The constant factor that is raised to a variable exponent.

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How does the graph of an exponential function with a base less than 1 behave?

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It decreases from left to right.

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It vertically stretches or compresses the graph.