Exponential Growth Functions — Unit test Answers

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Which formula can be used to describe the sequence?

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f(x) = −3
Option A
B
f(x) = −3
Option B
C
f(x) = (3)x − 1
Option C
D
f(x) = (−3)x − 1
Option D
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Which is the graph of the sequence defined by the function f(x) = 100(0.5)x - 1?

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Option
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Option
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Option
D
Option
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Which best describes the range of the function f(x) = 2 after it has been reflected over the y-axis?

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all real numbers
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all real numbers less than 0
C
all real numbers greater than 0
D
all real numbers less than or equal to 0
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A bungee jumper falls 97.2 feet before bouncing back up at the end of his bungee cord. Then he falls 64.8 feet before bouncing up again. On his third descent, he falls 43.2 feet before going back up. What is the total distance the bungee jumper drops after five falls if the distances continue in this pattern? (Do not include the distance traveled up.)

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234.0 ft
B
253.2 ft
C
789.8 ft
D
1,281.8 ft
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What are the domain and range of f(x) = + 2?

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domain: ; range: {y | y > 0}
Option A
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domain: ; range: {y | y > 2}
Option B
C
domain: {x | x is a real number}; range: {y | y > 2}
D
domain: {x | x is a real number}; range: {y | y > –2}
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Which explains why the graphs of geometric sequences are a series of unconnected points rather than a smooth curve?

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The range contains only natural numbers.
B
The domain contains only natural numbers.
C
Exponential bases must be whole numbers.
D
Initial values must be whole numbers.
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Pherris is graphing the function f(x) = 2(3)x. He begins with the point (1, 6). Which could be the next point on his graph?

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(2, 12)
B
(2, 18)
C
(2, 7)
D
(3, 7)
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Which geometric series diverges?

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Three-fifths + three-tenths + three-twentieths + StartFraction 3 Over 40 EndFraction + ellipsis
Option A
B
Negative 10 + 4 minus eight-fifths + StartFraction 16 Over 25 EndFraction minus ellipsis
Option B
C
Sigma-Summation Underscript n = 1 Overscript infinity EndScripts two-thirds (negative 4) Superscript n minus 1
Option C
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Sigma-Summation Underscript n = 1 Overscript infinity EndScripts (negative 12) (one-fifth) Superscript n minus 1
Option D
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What is the rate of increase for the function f(x) = ?

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One-third
Option A
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2
Option B
C
4
D
4
Option D
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Which value of a in the exponential function below would cause the function to shrink?f(x) = a

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Four-fifths
Option A
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Five-fourths
Option B
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Three-halves
Option C
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Seven-fourths
Option D
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Which is the graph of the sequence defined by the function f(x + 1) = f(x) when the first term in the sequence is 375?

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Option
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Option
C
Option
D
Option
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An exponential growth function has an asymptote of y = –3. Which might have occurred in the original function to permit the range to include negative numbers?

A
A whole number constant could have been added to the exponential expression.
B
A whole number constant could have been subtracted from the exponential expression.
C
A whole number constant could have been added to the exponent.
D
A whole number constant could have been subtracted from the exponent.
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Which is the initial value that shrinks an exponential growth function by 50%?

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One-fifth
Option A
B
One-fourth
Option B
C
One-third
Option C
D
One-half
Option D
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A savings account pays 2% interest compounded annually. If $1,200 is deposited initially and again at the first of each year, how much money will be in the account three years after the initial deposit?

A
$1,248.48
B
$2,472.48
C
$3,672.48
D
$3,745.93
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An exponential function f(x) is reflected across the x-axis to create the function g(x). Which is a true statement regarding f(x) and g(x)?

A
The two functions have the same initial value.
B
The two functions will cross each other on the axis.
C
The two functions have reciprocal output values of each other for any given input value.
D
The two functions have opposite output values of each other for any given input value.

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