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Use Exponential Functions

Question 1 • 25-26 CRX Math Models with Applications 7052A

Exponential functions exhibit exponential growth (or decay). What does this mean to the graphs of these functions?

Answer
A
the graph will rise or fall more dramatically than a polynomial graph
B
the graph is three dimensional
C
the graphs represent the population of bacteria in your mouth
D
the exponent in the equation is less than one

Explanation

Exponential growth or decay means the function’s value changes by a constant factor over equal intervals, so its graph rises or falls increasingly rapidly. This is the idea described by choice A: the graph changes more dramatically than a polynomial graph. Exponential graphs are two-dimensional, and the exponent does not have to be less than one.

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