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Which equation represents an exponential function with the initial value of 500

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Actually, you'd need to write f(x) = 500(2)^x, which indicates that 2 is the base and x is the exponent. Otherwise your 500(2)x looks like straight multiplication and would not be the correct answer.

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The initial value of 500 would be f(x) = 500(2)x
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