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How do you identify an exponential equation as growth or decay? Y = a(b)^x

How do you identify an exponential equation as growth or decay? Y = a(b)^x-example-1
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Explanation:

y = a (b)ˣ

If 0 < b < 1, the function is exponential decay.

If b > 1, the function is exponential growth.

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