Rewriting Exponential Functions

Question 1

As time goes on, does the value of the investment grow or decay?

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decay

Question 2

What is the base of the exponential function?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

0.86

Question 3

What formula would you use to calculate the mass of fermium-253 remaining after d days?

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f(d)=400(0.794)d

Question 4

Four days later, Lexi takes 10mg of the same medicine. How much medication, L, is in Lexi’s system on day t?

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L = 10(1/2)t – 4

Question 5

How many half-steps are there between A440 and the E above it?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

7

Question 6

Fermium-253 has a half-life of three days. A sample contains 400 g. How long will it take for the sample to decay to 100 g? Number of half-lives:

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2

Question 7

Which equation below compares the amount of medicine, S, in Sofia’s system with the amount of medicine, L, in Lexi’s system?

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L = 16 x S

Question 8

Find the frequency for the pitch E shown.

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659 Hz

Question 9

Number of days:

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6

Question 10

How many grams of fermium will remain after fifteen days?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

12.5

Rewriting Exponential Functions Answers