SOLUTION: I have to give an example of a growth function in y=a(b)^x and explain how I got it.

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Question 634411: I have to give an example of a growth function in y=a(b)^x and explain how I got it.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Anything where b%3E1 is a growth function. So for example if a = 10 and b = 1.6, then

y+=+10%281.6%29%5Ex

is a growth function.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I have to give an example of a growth function in y=a(b)^x and explain how I got it.
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Let y be the volume of a tree.
Let x be the age in years of the tree.
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y = 5*1.01^x
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Cheers,
Stan H.