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Real-World Applications of Exponential Functions

Exponential functions are generally non-algebraic or either transcendental functions, which

may not be the sum of a product and variables that can be raised to a non-negative power of an

integer. The various forms of the transcendental functions are either the trigonometric functions

or logarithmic functions. Most of the time, these exponential functions arise and quantitatively

elaborate on several phenomena such as in Physics, biology in radioactive decay where the

change of a process may depend on its value. Moreover, the exponential function has currently

been used in the biological processes for modeling a certain amount of particular quantity

modeled, such as the population size, the graphs, and the experiments that make the use of the

graphs drawn on the rime x-axis against the y axis quantity. The exponential growth decay helps

in explaining the host applications The decay models often follow the model of y=y0ekt, where

the y0y0 represents the first state of the systems and the kk represents a positive constant, which

is normally referred to as the growth constant. In the mathematical model, it is always advisable

to choose a familiar and a general function with specific properties that explain a real-world

phenomenon that is to be analyzed. For instance, in this case, choosing an exponential growth

function (Bailey n. p).

y=A0ekt
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The A0 is equivalent to the time value where there is a constant, and the k is a positive

constant, which helps determine the growth rate. The use of exponential growth may be applied

in the doubling time to get the actual time it takes for the quantity to double. Such may be

applied in the wildlife populations, biological samples, and the natural resources in an exhibition

of the growth based on time doubling. If the quantity falls drastically to-wards zero but does not

reach zero, then there is a need for choosing the exponential decay model, on the same use the y=

A0ekt where the A0 is used as the starting value. In contrast, thee is used as a constant value. The

k is normally used as a negative constant of which determines the decay rate. The exponential

decay model may also be applied to calculate the half-life or get the time it takes to decay to half

of the original quantity. The half-life application is used in radioisotopes.

This application of the exponential decay models is widely used in the medical field to

determine the drug's concentration within the patient's body. It works on the assumption that the

drugs are usually administered intravenously (Stein, n.p). Therefore, the drugs' concentration in

the patient's bloodstream always goes to the highest levels; later, the drug tends to decay

exponentially. For instance, if C (t) is used in representing the concentration within the time t,

and the Co is used to represent the concentration after the dose administration, then the

exponential decay would be given by the C (t) = C0e -kt. The scientist also uses another use of

the exponential potential in determining an artifact's age through carbon dating. The carbon

decays by emitting the radioactive particles at a regular exponential rate. If the carbon initially

present is known and the amount of the carbon that remains, then it is easier to know the age of

the object since the half-life is approximately 5730 years, which means that after many years the

half-life of the material converted from the original carbon 14 to the new nonradio activity
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Work Cited.
Budinski, Natalija. "Exponential functions through a real-world context." Open Schools Journal

for Open Science 3.10 (2020).

Stein, Shayna, et al. "Mathematical modeling identifies optimum lapatinib dosing schedules for

the treatment of glioblastoma patients." PLoS computational biology 14.1 (2018): e1005924.