Title: Curve Fitting with Exponential
 1Curve Fitting with Exponential and Logarithmic 
Models
7-8
Warm Up
Lesson Presentation
Lesson Quiz
Holt Algebra 2 
 2Warm Up Perform a quadratic regression on the 
following data
x 1 2 6 11 13
f(x) 3 6 39 120 170
f(x)  0.98x2  0.1x  2.1 
 3Objectives
Model data by using exponential and logarithmic 
functions. Use exponential and logarithmic 
models to analyze and predict. 
 4Vocabulary
exponential regression logarithmic regression 
 5Analyzing data values can identify a pattern, or 
repeated relationship, between two 
quantities. Look at this table of values for the 
exponential function f(x)  2(3x). 
 6Notice that the ratio of each y-value and the 
previous one is constant. Each value is three 
times the one before it, so the ratio of function 
values is constant for equally spaced x-values. 
This data can be fit by an exponential function 
of the form f(x)  abx. 
 7Example 1 Identifying Exponential Data
Determine whether f is an exponential function of 
x of the form f(x)  abx. If so, find the 
constant ratio.
B.
x 1 0 1 2 3
f(x) 2 3 5 8 12
x 1 0 1 2 3
f(x) 16 24 36 54 81
A.
 8 12 18 27
1 2 3 4
1 1 1 
4 6 9 
Ratio
Second differences are constant f is a quadratic 
function of x.
This data set is exponential, with a constant 
ratio of 1.5. 
 8Check It Out! Example 1 
Determine whether y is an exponential function of 
x of the form f(x)  abx. If so, find the 
constant ratio.
b.
a.
x 1 0 1 2 3
f(x) 2.6 4 6 9 13.5
x 1 0 1 2 3
f(x) 3 2 7 12 17
 5 5 5 5
0.66 1 1.5 
Ratio
First differences are constant y is a linear 
function of x.
This data set is exponential, with a constant 
ratio of 1.5. 
 9In Chapters 2 and 5, you used a graphing 
calculator to perform linear progressions and 
quadratic regressions to make predictions. You 
can also use an exponential model, which is an 
exponential function that represents a real data 
set.
Once you know that data are exponential, you can 
use ExpReg (exponential regression) on your 
calculator to find a function that fits. This 
method of using data to find an exponential model 
is called an exponential regression. The 
calculator fits exponential functions to abx, so 
translations cannot be modeled. 
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 11Example 2 College Application
Find an exponential model for the data. Use the 
model to predict when the tuition at U.T. Austin 
will be 6000.
Tuition of the University of Texas Tuition of the University of Texas
Year Tuition
199900 3128
200001 3585
200102 3776
200203 3950
200304 4188
Step 1 Enter data into two lists in a graphing 
calculator. Use the exponential regression 
feature.
An exponential model is f(x)  3236(1.07t), where 
f(x) represents the tuition and t is the number 
of years after the 19992000 year. 
 12Example 2 Continued
Step 2 Graph the data and the function model to 
verify that it fits the data. 
 13Example 2 Continued
Enter 6000 as Y2. Use the intersection feature. 
You may need to adjust the dimensions to find the 
intersection.
The tuition will be about 6000 when t  9 or 
200809. 
 14Check It Out! Example 2
Use exponential regression to find a function 
that models this data. When will the number of 
bacteria reach 2000?
Time (min) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Bacteria 200 248 312 390 489 610
Step 1 Enter data into two lists in a graphing 
calculator. Use the exponential regression 
feature.
An exponential model is f(x)  199(1.25t), where 
f(x) represents the tuition and t is the number 
of minutes. 
 15Check It Out! Example 2 Continued
Step 2 Graph the data and the function model to 
verify that it fits the data. 
 16Check It Out! Example 2 Continued
Enter 2000 as Y2. Use the intersection feature. 
You may need to adjust the dimensions to find the 
intersection.
The bacteria count at 2000 will happen at 
approximately 10.3 minutes. 
 17Many natural phenomena can be modeled by natural 
log functions. You can use a logarithmic 
regression to find a function 
 18Example 3 Application
Global Population Growth Global Population Growth
Population (billions) Year
1 1800
2 1927
3 1960
4 1974
5 1987
6 1999
Find a natural log model for the data. According 
to the model, when will the global population 
exceed 9,000,000,000?
Enter the into the two lists in a graphing 
calculator. Then use the logarithmic regression 
feature. Press CALC 9LnReg. A logarithmic model 
is f(x)  1824  106ln x, where f is the year and 
x is the population in billions. 
 19Example 3 Continued
The calculated value of r2 shows that an equation 
fits the data.
Graph the data and function model to verify that 
it fits the data.
Use the value feature to find y when x is 9. The 
population will exceed 9,000,000,000 in the year 
2058. 
 20Check It Out! Example 4
Use logarithmic regression to find a function 
that models this data. When will the speed reach 
8.0 m/s?
Time (min) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Speed (m/s) 0.5 2.5 3.5 4.3 4.9 5.3 5.6
Enter the into the two lists in a graphing 
calculator. Then use the logarithmic regression 
feature. Press CALC 9 LnReg. A 
logarithmic model is f(x)  0.59  2.64 ln x, 
where f is the time and x is the speed. 
 21Check It Out! Example 4 Continued
The calculated value of r2 shows that an equation 
fits the data.
Graph the data and function model to verify that 
it fits the data. an equation fits the data.
Use the intersect feature to find y when x is 8. 
The time it will reach 8.0 m/s is 16.6 min. 
 22Lesson Quiz Part I
Determine whether f is an exponential function of 
x. If so, find the constant ratio.
x 1 0 1 2
f(x) 10 9 8.1 7.29
1.
yes constant ratio  0.9
x 1 0 1 2 3
f(x) 3 6 12 21 33
2.
no second difference are constant f is 
quadratic. 
 23Lesson Quiz Part II
3. Find an exponential model for the data. 
Use the model to estimate when the  insurance 
value will drop below 2000.
Insurance Value Insurance Value
Year (1990  year 0) Value
0 10,000
2 9,032
5 7,753
9 6,290
11 5,685
f(x)  10,009(0.95)t value will dip below 2000 
in year 32 or 2022.