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What value of m would make this function an exponential decay?f(t)=(3/m)^ta) 3b) 2c) 1 d) 4

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An exponential decay function is a specific type that has the form


y=b^x

with 0

That is, we must find b such that b is between 0 and 1. In our case,


b=(3)/(m)

then, b is less than one if and only if m>3. So, the answer is 4, which corresponds to option d.

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