ML Unit 5 Exponential Growth & Decay

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

• Starting Value

• Growth Factor

• Input Variable

• Slope

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

• Slope

• Growth Factor

• The exponent value

• Starting Value

The function shows the growth of a fruit fly population. f(t) is the number of fruit flies after t days.

How many fruit flies were there at the start?

The growth factor in the exponential function is...

Suppose a culture of bacteria begins with 750 cells and triples each hour. Which equation represents this situation?

In an arcade game the available points quadruples every round. Everyone starts with 30 points. Which equation shows the number of points available, p, in round x of the game?

A population of rabbits doubles every month. Initially, there were 200 rabbits. Which equation represents the population of rabbits, p, after m months?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Mathematical Equivalence

ON