SOLUTION: I would like to know how to figure out if a function is NEITHER exponential growth or decay! For example, is the following function neither!?: (please explain why or why not) y

Question 587053: I would like to know how to figure out if a function is NEITHER exponential growth or decay! For example, is the following function neither!?: (please explain why or why not)
y=3*((e^-1)^x)-8
Thanks in advance! :-)
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I would like to know how to figure out if a function is NEITHER exponential growth or decay! For example, is the following function neither!?: (please explain why or why not)
y=3*((e^-1)^x)-8
y = 3*e^(-x)-8
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It's a decay function with a horizontal asymptote at y = -8
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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