SOLUTION: How do you tell whether the function shows growth or decay? f(x)= 0.5(1.25)^x

SOLUTION: How do you tell whether the function shows growth or decay? f(x)= 0.5(1.25)^x

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Question 591071: How do you tell whether the function shows growth or decay?
f(x)= 0.5(1.25)^x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Any equation in the form where 'b' is greater than 1 represents an exponential function with exponential growth.

Graphing it confirms this

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