Question

Is the equation y = 5(0.5)x an example of growth or decay?

Answer 1

This is growth I think..

Answer 2

Yea i think so too

Answer 3

Positive? can you explain to me?

Answer 4

@zordoloom can you help?

Answer 5

Well I'm actually not 100% sure, we can represent 5 as a and (0.5)x and b

Answer 6

This would be decay.

Answer 7

basically in these equations b is between 0 and 1 then it is a decay, and if it is more then 1 it is a growth

Answer 8

can you explain zordoloom?

Answer 9

Just correct your equation. y = 5(0.5)x is not correct. It should be y = 5(0.5)^x

Answer 10

Is this the correct equation? y = 5(0.5)^x?

Answer 11

IS the x exponential?

Answer 12

Yes