So the growth factor is the base of the exponential term, so the base of y = 34 * 4^x is 4.
the initial amount is the amount at x = 0
y = 15 * 3^xy = 15 * 3^0y = 15 * 1y = 15 is the initial amount
the decay factor of y=17×0.2^x is same as the growth factor, it is 0.2
Seeing from the graph I've provided above, the correct answer would be D, the last one.
What do you mean by in words?