Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
If an exponential function is described by , what is ?
ab
b
a
x
How do you simplify the expression ?
A certain radioactive substance decays at a rate of half its mass every century; if you start with a sample of pure substance weighing exactly one kilogram, what fraction of that kilogram remains undecayed after seven centuries according to an exponential decay model?
Which expression represents the division of two exponential terms divided by ?
When analyzing data using an exponential decay model , which variable in this model would you solve for to determine how quickly a substance is halving in quantity over time?
r, the decay constant
A_0, the initial quantity
A(t), the quantity at time t
t, the time elapsed
Which feature of an exponentiated quadratic equation indicates how sharply or broadly its parabolic shape stretches up or down?
The linear term inside exponentiation
The leading coefficient outside exponents
The coefficient within exponentiation
The constant inside exponentiation
In an exponentially growing bacterial culture that increases by a factor of each hour, which represents the approximate number of times the original amount will have been multiplied after five hours?
Exactly times the original amount
Between and times the original amount
Between and times the original amount
Exactly times the original amount

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For which value of k does the function become continuous at ?
k = -\frac{1}{\ln(2)}
k = \frac{\ln(5)}{5}
k = e
k = 1
Given , for what value(s) of 'a' would not equal ?
a < 0
there are no such values of 'a'
a = 3
a > 3
What is the base of an exponential function represented by the equation ?
- y
- e
3
- x