Ch. 5 Flashcards
discrete exponential growth
represented by points
Ex: most species only reproduce once a year
continuous exponential growth
represented by a line or curve etc.
Ex: over-lapping generations. some species bred thruout the year
exponential function
y = abx
y - amount after x period
a - intial value
b - growth factor
x - time period
how to write exponential functions and predict
- 9 mill ppl in 1980, increasing 1.7% each yr
a. write an exponential function
b. when will pop reach 4.5 mill?
a. - find growth factor b
pop @ end of yr = 100% of pop @ start + 1.7% of pop @ start
pop @ end of yr = 101.7% pop @ start of year
b = 1.017
- y = abx
y = (2.9)(1.017)x
b.
- Use a graph
- Graph the equation y = (2.9)(1.017)x
- x-value of 0 = 1980, x-value of 26 = 2006
- Use recursion
- Enter initial amount 2.9 & repeatedly multiply by growth factor (1.017)
- Count # times pressed Enter (260
- 1980 + 26 = 2006
exponential growth
y = abx
b > 1
exponential decay
y = abx
0 < b < 1
negative exponents
b-x = (1/b)x
Ex: y = 52(6/5)-x = 52(5/6)x
half-life questions
1200 ppl; every 1/2 hour, 1/2 ppl leave
1 half-life → (1200)(1/2)
2nd half-life → (1200)(1/2)(1/2)
f(x) = 1200(1/2)x
how many ppl after 3 hrs?
about 18
fractional exponent rules
a1/n = n[a Ex: 41/3 = 3[4
am/n = (n[a)m or n[am Ex: 53/4 = (4[5)3 or 4[53
IF N IS EVEN, MUST USE ABSOLUTE VALUES
solving exponent algebraic equations
Find the value of b when f(x) = 4bx and f(3/4) = 32
4b3/4 = 32
b3/4 = 8
b3/4(4/3)= 84/3
b = 84/3 = (3[9)4 = 24 = 16
e
the number e is an irrational # that = approx. 2.718281828 <- this is also the limit of the sequence: (1+1/1)1, (1+1/2)2, (1+1/3)3, …
logistic growth function
a function in which the rate of growth of a quantity slows down after initially increasing/decreasing exponentially
solving e problems
spread of flue in 1,000 ppl modeled by y = 1000/(1 + 990e-0.7x), where y = the # of ppl after x days
a. how many ppl after 9 days?
Graph the equation
Read y when x = 9 -> abt 355ppl
b. horizontal asymptotes?
Trace along same graph
min. y-value gets close to but never reaches 0
max. y-value gets close to but never reaches 1000
y = 0, y = 1000
c. Estimate max # of ppl
max. of y = 1000 ppl
inverse functions
two functions f & g r inverse functions if g(b) = a whenever f(a) = b
graph = reflection of the graph of the original function over the line y = x
inverse of f(x) can be written f-1(x) or f-1 (although the exp. -1 usually means reciprocal, f-1(x) is NOT 1/f(x)
graphing inverse functions
a. y = 2x b. y = x2
- Plot pts to graph each function. Then interchange the coordinates of the original points and plot these points.
**a. **(1,2) → (2,1)
(-1, 1/2) → (1/2, -1)
**b. **(2,4) → (4,2)
(-2,4) → (4,-2)