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Find the formula for an exponential function that passes through the two points given.

x, y 0, 2000 and x, y 20

Solution

To write the exponential function that passes through the given points, we must find the values for a and b in the exponential function of the form f (x) a bx .

The point 0, 2000 has the form of 0, a , making the initial value a 2000 .

f (x) 2000bx

We now use the point 2, 20 to find the value of b .

f (x) 2000bx 20 2000 b2 1 b2

100 1 b 100 1 b 10 0.1 b

The exponential function that passes through the given points is f (x) 20000.1x .

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