document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=591071>Question 591071</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you tell whether the function shows growth or decay?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)= 0.5(1.25)^x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #375475 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=375475\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any equation in the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+a%2Ab%5Ex ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+a%2Ab%5Ex\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where 'b' is greater than 1 represents an exponential function with exponential <font color=\"red\">growth</font>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graphing it confirms this\r<BR>\n" );
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