Y=0.8 (2.1) ^x does that equation represents exponential decay or exponential growth?

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Brenna Bell

4 July, 21:56

Y=0.8 (2.1) ^x does that equation represents exponential decay or exponential growth?

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Brendon Yoder · Answer 1

That represents exponential growth because we are multiplying by 2.1 every time. Since you are multiplying by a number greater than 1 that means that the number is getting bigger as x gets bigger. This means that we have exponential growth.