SOLUTION: The following function represents exponential decay. What is the initial quantity? What is the continuous decay rate? {{{P=72e^(-0.14t)}}}

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Question 651420: The following function represents exponential decay. What is the initial quantity? What is the continuous decay rate?

Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The general form of exponential growth/decay is:

where
A is initial amount
r is rate
.
so, given

we can determine the answers directly from inspection:
initial quantity: 72
decay rate: -0.14

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