Question

1. Is this graph exponential growth or exponential decay? Explain why.

2. On what swing did the pendulum's maximum height dip below 1 in. for the first time?

Answer 1

4 swings

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1). This graph reveals exponential decay. As time goes on (moving left to right across the graph), the maximum excursion of the pendulum's swing becomes smaller and smaller. On a graph of exponential growth, it would get larger and larger as time goes on.

2). The first time the pendulum's maximum height dipped below 1 inch was on the 4th swing.