Exponential Functions Practice Easy

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

• The number of elephants was 1,015 in 1975.

• The number of elephants increases by 1.5% each year.

• The number of elephants increases by 101.5% each year.

• The number of elephants is multiplied by 1.015 each year.

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

What is a, the starting term, for the function: f(x) = 300(1.16)^x?

• 300

• 1.16

• .16

• x

Given y=3^x determine the asymptote

• (0,1)

• (0,3)

• x=0

• y=0

What is the transformation of f(x)=2(1/2)^x-7

• stretch by 2

  down 7

• shrink by 1/2

  down 7

• stretch by 2

  up 7

• shrink by 1/2

  up 7

Given the original exponential function defined by y=4^x, how would the graph change if the function were: y=2(4)^x-3+1?

• Vertically stretched by a factor of 2, right 3, and up 1

• Vertically compressed by a factor of 1/2, left 3 and down 1

• Vertically compressed by a factor of 1/2, right 3, and down 1

• Vertically stretched by a factor of 2, left 3, and up 1

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

• SLOPE

• RATE OF CHANGE

• Y-INTERCEPT

• COMMON RATIO

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 'b' represent?

• Slope

• Rate of change

• Y-intercept

• Multiplier