document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628468>Question 628468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Without graphing, determine whether the function y = 7(0.28)^x represents exponential growth or exponential decay. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #395648 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=395648\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In general, for <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;\" >, if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%3Cb%3C1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%3Cb%3C1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then this represents exponential decay.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, for <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;\" >, if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%3E1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%3E1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then this represents exponential growth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=0.28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=0.28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%3Cb%3C1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%3Cb%3C1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is true (since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%3C0.28%3C1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%3C0.28%3C1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is true)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this function represents <font color=\"red\">exponential decay</font>.\r<BR>\n" );
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