Exponential Functions

What type of pattern do exponential functions have?

• Adds by the same number every time

• Multiplies by the same number every time

• Square roots all the inputs

• Squares all the inputs

In an exponential function, what does the 'a' represent?

• Slope

• Rate of change

• Y-intercept

• Multiplier

Is the table linear, exponential, or neither?

• Linear

• Exponential

• Neither

Does the graph represent an exponential growth or an exponential decay function?

• Exponential Growth
• Exponential Decay

What does the y-intercept of the graph represent?

• The amount of grams the material is gaining.
• The amount of grams the material is losing.
• The amount of grams remaining after so many years.
• The initial amount of grams.

Which of the following is an increasing exponential function whose y-intercept is 50?

• y = 50(.05)^x
• y = 50x - 4
• y = (2)^x + 50
• y = 50(1.4)^x

The amount of downloads for an album on iTunes, g(d), where d is the number of days since the album was first uploaded can be represented as
g(d) = 5^1.5d
How many downloads will the album have after 3 days?

• 125
• 11
• 1398
• 140

The expression 12(1.015)^t models the population of elephants in a wildlife refuge after t years since 1975.
What does the value 12 represent?

• The predicted increase in number of elephants in the refuge each year.
• The predicted decrease in number of elephants in the refuge each year.
• The number of years it will take for the elephant population to stop increasing.
• The initial amount of elephants in the park.

Is the graph exponential growth or decay?

• Exponential growth
• Exponential decay

Is the following function exponential growth, exponential decay, linear, or none of the above.
g(x) = 740(.001)^3x

• Exponential growth
• Exponential decay
• Linear
• None of the above