Key Features of Exponential Functions

• Growth

• Decay

• Increases from left to right

• Decreases from left to right

• Growth

• Decay

• Increases from left to right

• Decreases from left to right

Label the key features of the exponential function.

a

c

horizontal asymptote

axis of symmetry

x-intercept

y-intercept

This graph models ​ (a)   .

For this function, b is ​ (b)  

• exponential growth

• exponential decay

• a rational function

• greater than 1

• less than 1

• equal to 1

This graph models ​ (a)   . For this function, b is ​ (b)  

• exponential growth

• exponential decay

• a rational function

• greater than 1

• less than 1

• equal to 1

This graph models ​ (a)   . For this function, b is ​ (b)  

• exponential growth

• exponential decay

• a rational function

• greater than 1

• less than 1

• equal to 1

This graph models ​​ ​ (a)   .

For this function, b is ​ ​ (b)  

• a rational function

• less than 1

• equal to 1

• exponential growth

• exponential decay

An exponential function is graphed. Click on the y-intercept.

• Growth

• Decay

• Increases from left to right

• Decreases from left to right