document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198246>Question 198246</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> which of the following values of b, will cause y=8(b)* to represent exponential decay ? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.3   b. 1/3   c. -3   or   d. -1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if  *  is  > 1,  we  can  see  that  each  term  will  be  larger  than  before,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  therefore  Exponential  Growth<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if  *  is  <1,  each  term  is  a  fraction  of  before,  therefore  Exponential  Decay<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore  answer  is  b)   1/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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