E egarcia New member Joined Aug 3, 2009 Messages 10 Aug 3, 2009 #1 Does the equation y = 1.5(2.4)x represent growth or decay? I have read my text book over and over but i still dont know!
Does the equation y = 1.5(2.4)x represent growth or decay? I have read my text book over and over but i still dont know!
M Mrspi Senior Member Joined Dec 17, 2005 Messages 2,116 Aug 3, 2009 #2 egarcia said: Does the equation y = 1.5(2.4)x represent growth or decay? I have read my text book over and over but i still dont know! Click to expand... Again, your notation is ambiguous. I THINK you mean y = 1.5(2.4)[sup:1djxdm4f]x[/sup:1djxdm4f] You should be able to answer this by looking at one of my responses to a previous question you asked.
egarcia said: Does the equation y = 1.5(2.4)x represent growth or decay? I have read my text book over and over but i still dont know! Click to expand... Again, your notation is ambiguous. I THINK you mean y = 1.5(2.4)[sup:1djxdm4f]x[/sup:1djxdm4f] You should be able to answer this by looking at one of my responses to a previous question you asked.
E egarcia New member Joined Aug 3, 2009 Messages 10 Aug 3, 2009 #3 so b= 2.4 and b>1 so it would be exponential growth?
M Mrspi Senior Member Joined Dec 17, 2005 Messages 2,116 Aug 3, 2009 #4 egarcia said: so b= 2.4 and b>1 so it would be exponential growth? Click to expand... Yes!