hey can someone give me a real world situation in which an exponential function will be used?

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population growth, or investing money
exponential decay

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carbon dating (exp decay)

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doing your kids hw

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@dpaInc can you go more into detail like give me an actual example i could use?

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$$A=A_0 e^{kt}$$

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a real world example! @imranmeah91

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carbon dating is an actual example of the function...

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guys help me

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Compound interest on your bank account, if compounded continuously, uses an exponential function.

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Everyone is helping you, you've received four real-world examples already.

anonymous · Answer

A_0 is original money amount

A is after certain time at rate k

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Determining the eneration time of cell growth in culture.

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generation*

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ok somebody give me an ACTUAL! problem i could use like put it in the form like a problem would be in please

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You've been given actual problems!

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@nbouscal ok with the exapmple youve given me what formaula and variables could i use? like give me one

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Compound interest generally uses $Pe^{rt}$, with P=principal, r=rate, t=time.