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    Exponential growth function: the factor by which a quantity multiplies itself over time. Common logarithm: a multivalued function and hence requires a branch cut in the complex plane. Functions can be expressed as an ordered pair, ordered so that the first element is the input.

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    Exponential growth function: the factor by which a quantity multiplies itself over time. Common logarithm: a multivalued function and hence requires a branch cut in the complex plane. Functions can be expressed as an ordered pair, ordered so that the first element is the input.

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    Chapter6ExponentialandLogarithmicFunctionsCoreVocabulary

    Exponentialfunction:areonetoonefunctions.graphpassesthehorizontallinetest
    orthegraphisasymptotictothexaxisgetsvery,veryclose
    thexaxisbutdoesnottouchitorcrossit.

    Exponentialgrowthfunction:theyinvolveexponents,butthereisabig
    difference,inthatthevariableisnowthepower,ratherthanthebase.

    Growthfactor:thefactorbywhichaquantitymultipliesitselfovertime.

    Exponentialdecayfunction:occurswhenapopulationdecreasesata
    consistentrateovertime.

    Decayfactor:thepercentagebywhichtheoriginalamountwill
    decline.

    Naturalbase:thenumber"
    e
    "isthe"natural"exponential,becauseit
    arisesnaturallyinmath.

    Logarithmofywithbasebfunction:thereisanexponentialfunction
    x
    withbaseb:y=b
    .

    Commonlogarithm:isthelogarithmwithbase10.

    to


    Naturallogarithm:amultivaluedfunctionandhencerequiresabranchcutinthe
    complexplane,whichtheWolframLanguage'sconventionplacesat.

    ExponentialEquations:isoneinwhichavariableoccursinthe
    exponent.

    ParentFunctionforExponentialDecayFunctions:weoperateas
    usual,pickingvaluesof
    x
    ,pluggingthemin,andsimplifyingforthe
    answers.

    ExponentialGrowthandDecayModels:
    anyquantitythat
    growsordecaysbyafixedpercentatregularintervals.

    CompoundInterest:isinterestaddedtotheprincipalofa
    depositorloansothattheaddedinterestalsoearnsinterest
    fromthenon.

    NaturalBaseFunctions:equalto2.71828andisthelimitof
    (1+1/
    n
    )n

    as
    n
    approachesinfinity,anexpressionthatarisesinthestudyof
    compoundinterest.

    DefinitionofLogarithmwithBase:thelogarithmtobase
    e
    is
    widespreadbecauseofitsparticularanalyticalproperties.


    ParentGraphsforLogarithmic:mostlogarithmicgraphsresemble
    thissameshape,thegraphisvery,veryclosetothe
    y
    axisbutdoes
    notcrossit.

    Functions:canbeexpressedasanorderedpair,orderedsothatthe
    firstelementistheinput,andthesecondistheoutput.

    PropertiesofLogarithms:expandingisbreakingdowna
    complicatedexpressionintosimplercomponents.Condensing
    isthereverseofthisprocess.

    ChangeofBaseFormula:formulathatallowsyoutorewritea
    logarithmintermsoflogswrittenwithanotherbase.

    PropertyofEqualityforExponentialEquations:solveexponential
    equationswithsamebase,usethepropertyofequalityofexponential
    functions.

    PropertyofEqualityforLogarithmicEquations:anexponentialexpressionequaltoa
    number,trytogetthebasestobethesamenumber.Thensettheexponentsequal.

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