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2 years ago

1. What is the growth/ decay rate for this exponential function?

Mathematics

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Firdavs [7]2 years ago

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Answer:

1. The growth rate is 2

2. The sample is losing half its mass, so the decay factor is 1/2 or 0.5

Step-by-step explanation:

The growth and decay factor in an exponential function is the number that is being multiplied to the power of x

It is a growth rate when that number is greater than 1
It is a decay rate when the number is less than 1
If it's 1 then it's not growing or decaying
If it's 0 you will have an answer of 0

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