Introductions to Exponential Functions

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

• Y-INTERCEPT (also the initial amount)

• GROWTH OR DECAY FACTOR

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

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

• Y-INTERCEPT (also the initial amount)

• GROWTH OR DECAY FACTOR

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What is the initial amount, for the function: f(x) = 300(1.16)^x?

• 300

• 1.16

• .16

• x

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Linear

• None of the above

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

A shipping company started with 40 employees. The number of employees in the shipping company increases at a rate of 7.5% each year. What function can be used to model the number of employees, f(x), in the shipping company after x years?

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

A sample of a substance with an initial mass of 500 grams is decaying at a rate of 32% per hour. 

 

Create a function that can be used to find y, the mass of the substance in grams remaining after x hours.

 

Enter your answer in the space provided.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

There were 417 cell phones sold at an electronics store in January. Since then, cell phone sales at this store have increased at a rate of 3.75% per month. At this rate of growth, which function can be used to determine the monthly cell phone sales x months after January?

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Which equation matches the graph?

• y = 2^x+3

• y = 2^x + 3

• y = 2^x

• y = 2^-x

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Solve the equation for x.

• 7.389

• 0.693

• 0.0183

• 6.581

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CCSS.HSF.BF.B.5

Create the exponential function with the following attributes:

Asymptote: y = 0

Initial value: 3

Point on the graph: (2, 6)

Growth

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2