Comparing Exponential Functions

Which variable controls how fast the function grows or decays

• a or the initial value

• b or the growth/decay factor

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

What is the growth factor in the following function?

y = 2(3)^x

• 2

• 3

• y

• x

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Which function is growing the fastest?

• y = 2^x

• y = 3^x

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9

Which function is growing the fastest

• y = 3(5)^x

• y = 2(6)^x

• y = 20(1/2)^x

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.3

Which function is decaying the fastest?

• y = (1/2)^x

• y = (1/4)^x

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Which function is growing the fastest?

• Blue

• Red

• Neither

• Both

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9

Which Function is decaying the fastest?

• Blue

• Red

• Neither

• Both

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

Which function is decaying the fastest

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9

Which function is growing the fastest?

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9