Lesson 259 of 1524
5.5 Representing Exponential Decay
Know the meanings of “exponential growth” and “exponential decay.”
Practice this chapterKnow the meanings of “exponential growth” and “exponential decay.” You also extended the pattern of the equation of each
You also learned how to use the values from the problem to write the equation The values of the equations were analyzed in the context of the situation, and each of the observations was graphed
Be able to use only multiplication to represent “decreasing a quantity by a fraction of itself.”; write an expression or equation to represent a quantity that decays exponentially; explain the meanings of a and b in an equation that represents exponential decay and is written as y = a · b x.
Worked example
What does this chapter state?
- 1Know the meanings of “exponential growth” and “exponential decay.”
- 2That claim is the chapter’s own statement.
- 3Answer from the claim, not from where the chapter sits in the book.
Result: Know the meanings of “exponential growth” and “exponential decay.”
Why. The sentence is taken from this chapter’s summary or key concepts.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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