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Chapter 3 Section 1 MA1032 Data, Functions & Graphs Sidney Butler Michigan Technological University October 5, 2006 S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 1 / 9 Percentage Growth To increase A by R percent Growth


  1. Chapter 3 Section 1 MA1032 Data, Functions & Graphs Sidney Butler Michigan Technological University October 5, 2006 S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 1 / 9

  2. Percentage Growth To increase A by R percent Growth Factor To decrease A by R percent S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 2 / 9

  3. Example Suppose you have a $500 investment earning a fixed return of 8% per year. S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 3 / 9

  4. Exponential Functions Definition An exponential function Q = f ( t ) has the formula f ( t ) = ab t b > 0 , where a is the initial value of Q (at t = 0) and b , the base, is the growth factor: b > 1 gives exponential growth, 0 < b < 1 gives exponential decay. The growth factor is given by b = 1 + r where r is the decimal representation of the percent rate of change. S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 4 / 9

  5. Example Continued Suppose you have a $500 investment earning a fixed return of 8% per year. How long will it take for the amount of money to reach $1000? S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 5 / 9

  6. Interpretation Suppose the population of bacteria is given by the function P ( t ) = 4 . 3(0 . 76) t (in millions of bacteria present after t hours). Determine the initial population and the percent decrease per hour. S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 6 / 9

  7. Lines, Parabolas, and Exponentials What is constant? S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 7 / 9

  8. Exercise #34 A one-page letter is folded into thirds to go into an envelope. If it were possible to repeat this kind of tri-fold 20 times how many miles thick would the letter be? (A stack of 150 pieces of stationery is one inch thick; 1 mile=5280 feet.) S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 8 / 9

  9. Summary 1 Growth factors & growth rates 2 Decay factors & decay rates 3 Exponential Functions S Butler (Michigan Tech) Chapter 3 Section 1 October 5, 2006 9 / 9

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