document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=587053>Question 587053</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would like to know how to figure out if a function is NEITHER exponential growth or decay! For example, is the following function neither!?: (please explain why or why not) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=3*((e^-1)^x)-8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance! :-)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=3*((e^-1)^x)-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3*e^(-x)-8 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a decay function with a horizontal asymptote at y = -8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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