SOLUTION: What is the decay rate in the function A(t)=0.8(0.65)(to the power of t) ?

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Question 701877: What is the decay rate in the function A(t)=0.8(0.65)(to the power of t) ?
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There is no decay rate in



Nor is there a decay rate in



which is what I suspect you meant but most assuredly did not write.

Had it been



then -0.65 would have been the decay rate.

Please review Formatting Math as Text before your next post.

John

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