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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following is an exponential decay function? y=3^x y=4x^3 y=3^(x-3) y=(1/2)^x

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

one of these four.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ha you're funny :P

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

LOL. srsly.. one of these four.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The first one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for something to decay as the x value becomes bigger the y value becomes smaller

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

they are Inversly Prop.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

exactly so if u look at the first 1 x=1 then y=3 x=2 then y=9 so its getting bigger. also this is getting bigger exponentially or exponential growth

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

hmm.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

exponential growth has the form y=a^x a is any constant. since x is increasing u want a number that when it multiplies by itself u get a smaller number. the only numbers that do that are decimals or fractions

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