Question

Describe how you can recognize the difference between exponential growth and exponential decay. Describe a real-life situation that is an example of each. Make up the function that would describe each situation and describe the meanings of several function values. For example, suppose your homeowner’s fee doubles every ten years, you would define f(x) in terms of x and provide two numeric values of x and f(x).

Answer 1

your baby is cute

Answer 2

If the exponent is over 1, it's growth. If it's less than one, it's decay. 1 is stable. The rest... tl;dr ;)

Answer 3

radioactive decay is an example of exponential decay. bacterial growth is an example of exponential growth.