Exponential Growth and Decay

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What is Exponential Growth?

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What is Exponential Decay?

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What is the y-intercept of an exponential function?

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What does the base of an exponential function indicate?

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The base of an exponential function indicates the growth or decay factor. If the base is greater than 1, the function represents growth; if it is between 0 and 1, it represents decay.

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What is an Asymptote in the context of exponential functions?

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How can you identify an exponential function from its equation?

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What is the difference between linear and exponential functions?

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Linear functions have a constant rate of change, represented by a straight line, while exponential functions have a variable rate of change that increases or decreases rapidly, represented by a curve.

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What is the formula for exponential growth?

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What is the formula for exponential decay?

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What does it mean if a function has a decay factor of 0.20?

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A decay factor of 0.20 means that the function decreases to 20% of its previous value in each time period.