Exponential Functions

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Exponential Functions

• Formulae

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• b Beginning Value (and y-intercept)
• g Growth Rate
• Exponential Growth (g gt 1)
• Exponential Decay (g lt 1)

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Exponential Growth

• b Beginning Value (and y-intercept)
• r Percent Increase (as a decimal)
• x Time

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Exponential Decay

• b Beginning Value (and y-intercept)
• r Percent Decrease (as a decimal)
• x Time

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Compound Interest

• A Ending Value
• P Beginning Value
• r Rate of Interest (as a decimal)
• n number of times annually interest is
  compounded
• T Time in years

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Continuous Compound Interest

• A Ending Value
• P Beginning Value
• r Rate of Interest (as a decimal)
• T Time in years