y = 142(1.23)x

a) What is the initial value?

b) Is this an exponential growth or an exponential decay problem?

c) What is the growth/decay rate?

d) How much does the initial value grow to after 8 years?

Question

y = 142(1.23)x

   a) What is the initial value?

   b) Is this an exponential growth or an exponential decay problem?

   c) What is the growth/decay rate?

   d) How much does the initial value grow to after 8 years?

anonymous · Answer

SQUAWW 1738

danjs · Answer

the x is an exponent right?
$$\large y = 142*1.23^x$$

danjs · Answer

initial value --- the start when x=0,   anything raised to zero is 1

danjs · Answer

general form for this exponential form may look like

y = A*b^x

what are you stuck on?

anonymous · Answer

eeeeee

anonymous · Answer

jacari