Geometric Sequences Growth and Decay Exponential

The value of a car is $15,000 and depreciates at a rate of 8% per year. What is the exponential equation?

• y=8(15,000)^x

• y=15,000(1.08)^x

• y=15,000(0.92)^x

• y=15,000(0.08)^x

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Suppose a culture of bacteria begins with 5000 cells and dies by 30% each year. Write an equation that represents this situation.

• y=5000(0.7)^x

• y=30(5000)^x

• y=5000(1.3)^x

• y=5000x^x

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What is the pattern you see in this table?

• Common Ratio = 1/3

• Common Difference = 8

• Common Ratio = 3

• Common difference = 3

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Write the equation that represents the table below:

• y=1/2(4)^x

• y=2(4)^x

• y=4(2)^x

• y=4(1/2)^x

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Write an equation that models the following situation:
Samantha's hair was known to grow very rapidly. It began at a length of 6 in and grew at a rate of 14% a week.

• y=6(0.14)^x

• y=6(1+14)^x

• y=6(1.14)^x

• y=6(0.86)^x

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What is the equation that represents the exponential function in the image below?

• y=3(½)^x

• y=3(2)^x

• y=(2)^x

• y=2(3)^x

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What type of function is y = 7(5/4)^x?

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Linear

• None of the above

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

What is the common ratio for the sequence:
28, 14, 7, 3.5...

• 2

• 1/2

• -14

• -7

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Find the common ratio: 4, -16, 64, -256, ...

• r = -4

• r = 2

• r = -2

• r = 4

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Which formula is used to find the explicit equation for geometric sequences?

• a_n = a_n-1 + d

• a_n = a_n-1 * r

• a_n = a₁ + d(n-1)

• a_n = a₁ * r^n-1

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