Properties of Exponents

Expand:

Compress:

Product of power:

Power of a power:

Power of a product:
Quotient of a power:

Power of a quotient:

Zero exponent:

Negative Exponents:
Arithmetic Sequences
Explicit formula

Recursive formula

Ex.1 Write a formula for the sequence.

a) -5, -12, -19, -26...

b) What is the 9th term.

Ex.2 Write a formula for the sequence.

a) 4, 7, 10, 13, 16...

b) Find the 12th term.

Geometric Sequences
Common ratio =

Explicit Formula:

Recursive Formula:

Ex.1 Write an explicit formula for the

sequence.

a) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16...

b) what is the 8th term?

Ex.2 10, -2, 2/5, -2/25...

b) what is the 7th term?
Compound Interest
• Compound interest formula- is the interest
paid on the initial investment, called the
principal, and on previously earned
interest.

• Continuous compound interest- when

interest is compounded continually.

• Yearly = annually = 1
• Semi annually = 2
• Quarterly = 4
• Monthly = 12
• Weekly = 52
• Daily = 365

Ex.1 You deposit $1,000 in an account that

pays 8% annual interest. Find the balance
after 5 years if the interest is compounded
with the given frequency.
A. Annually

B. Quarterly

C. Daily

D. Which would you choose?

Growth and Decay
Growth:

Decay:

Ex.2. Each year the local country club

sponsors a tennis tournament. Play starts
with 128 participants. During each round,
half of the players are eliminated. How many
players remain after 5 rounds?
Graphing Exponentials
• Exponential equations are in the form

• If b > 0 and b < 1, it is decreasing

• If b > 1 then it is increasing
• Asymptote- is a line that approaches a given
curve closely.
• Exponentials have an asymptote, the
asymptote will be the vertical shift(k).

• The y intercept can be found where x is

zero.
• (h) horizontal shift
• (a) vertical stretches or compressions

Ex.1
Ex.2
Ex.3
Characteristics of Exponential Graphs
• Domain: all possible x values
• Range: all possible y values
• X-intercept: where the graph crosses the x
axis
• Y-intercept: where the graph crosses the y
axis
• Interval of increase- domain of increase
• Interval of decrease- domain of decrease
• End behaviors: describes the course of the
graph to the far left and far right
Comparing Linear and
Exponential Functions
• Rate of Change- the measure of slope of a
line, rise over run.