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Exponential Growth and Decay Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name

Class

Date

Is this table an example of exponential growth or decay

Exponential Growth

Exponential Decay

Is this table an example of exponential growth or decay

Exponential Growth

Exponential Decay

What is the y - intercept of the graph?

What does the "a" stand for in

y\ =\ ab^x

Time

Starting Amount (Y - int)

Decay Factor

Growth Factor

What does the "b" stand for in

y\ =\ ab^x

Time

Decay or Growth Factor

Starting Amount ( Y - int)

Bomsta

What is the decay factor the above equation?

1/2

6/8

1/4

What is the decay factor of the graph?

1/8

1/4

1/2

What is the correct equation for the graph?

$y\ =\ 4\left(3\right)^x$

$y\ =\ 3\left(4\right)^x$

$y\ =\ 4\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^x$

$y\ =\ 3\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^x$

What is the y-int of the graph?

There is not one

10.

Which graph below matches the table:

11.

What is the decay factor of the equation?

1/3

12.

How can you tell the difference between a Exponential Growth graph and an Exponential Decay graph.

The exponential growth graph decreases while the exponential decay graph increases

The exponential growth graph is a line while the exponential decay graph is a curve

Both of the graphs are curves

The exponential growth graph increases while the exponential decay graph decreases

13.

What is the difference between and exponential function and a linear function?

Linear functions are straight lines while exponential lines are curved

Linear functions look like a U and exponentials are straight

Linear functions are curved while exponentials are straight

14.

If my car is depreciating in value by the same percent each year, which means to lose value, is that exponential growth or decay?

Growth

Decay

Neither

15.

The way the COVID-19 virus is infecting people is an example of which exponential function?