SOLUTION: do exponential functions only model phenomena that grow, or can they also model phenomena that decay? Explain what is different in the form of the function in each case. I feel

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Question 180439: do exponential functions only model phenomena that grow, or can they also model phenomena that decay? Explain what is different in the form of the function in each case.
I feel that they can grow or show decay if you have a exponential that is positive or negative

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do exponential functions only model phenomena that grow, or can they also model phenomena that decay? Explain what is different in the form of the function in each case.
I feel that they can grow or show decay if you have a exponential that is positive or negative
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You're right. Not an exponential, an exponent that is + or minus.
You can graph them and see them if you go to
www.padowan.dk.com/graph/
DL the free software, make the graphs.
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Explain what is different in the form of the function in each case.
With a postive exponent, the slope is always positive and the function approaches infinity as x increases.
What a negative exponent, it's always negative and the function approaches zero as x increases.
(x is the exponent)



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