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Understanding Exponential Functions

Exponential functions are represented in the form y = ab^x and all share the point (0,1) on their graphs. The document discusses the properties of exponential equations, including the importance of having the same base when solving them, and illustrates how different bases affect the growth rate of the function. It also mentions tools like Microsoft Excel and Maple 7 for creating tables and graphs of exponential data.

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Understanding Exponential Functions

Exponential functions are represented in the form y = ab^x and all share the point (0,1) on their graphs. The document discusses the properties of exponential equations, including the importance of having the same base when solving them, and illustrates how different bases affect the growth rate of the function. It also mentions tools like Microsoft Excel and Maple 7 for creating tables and graphs of exponential data.

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Exponential

Functions are
functions which
can be
represented by
graphs similar
to the graph on
the right
All base exponential functions are similar because
they all go through the point (0,1), regardless of
the size of their base number

Exponential Functions are written in the form:

y = ab x

a= constant b = base x = variable


When working with exponential equations,
the Laws of Exponents still hold true
1 1  1 1  2
3 3 3 3  9
When solving exponential equations, it is
important to have both sides of the equation
set to the same base
25 125  5
x
5  
2 x 3

5 5  2x 3  x 1.5
2x 3
Yellow = 4x Green = ex
Black = 3x Red = 2x
As you could see in the graph, the larger the
base, the faster the function increased

If we place a negative sign in front of the x,


the graphs will be reflected(flipped) across
the y-axis
Yellow = 4-x Green = e-x
Black = 3-x Red = 2-x
By using Microsoft Excel, we can make a table of
values and a graph of the data
y = ex
X-Value Y-Value 160.00
-5 0.01
140.00
-4 0.02
-3 0.05 120.00

-2 0.14 100.00

-1 0.37 80.00
0 1.00
1 2.72 60.00

2 7.39 40.00

3 20.09 20.00
4 54.60
0.00
5 148.41
We can also use Maple 7 to plot exponential graphs
> plot (exp(x),x=-5..5);
The previous pages show what exponential growth
looks like as a curve, but what happens in real life.

You start with one item which replicates continuously.


Homework:

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