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.

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Question 199800: 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.
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Exponential Growth is expressed as ,,,,,y = C(1+r)^t,,, with (1+r) >1
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Exponential Decay is expressed as .....y= C ( 1-r)^t,,,with 1>(r-1) >0,,,or 0 .
To GROW,, the expanding fact or must be greater than 1
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To DECAY, the factor must be less than 1, ( but larger than 0)
.

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